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China Strips Down Sexual Mores

Sex education hasn't caught up

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 3, 2008 2:25 PM CST

(Newser) – After years of Maoist repression, during which sex was considered bourgeois and hand-holding was a major taboo, Beijing is alive with seedy clubs and no-tell motels catering to one-night stands. Most Chinese—60% to 70%—have indulged in premarital sex, compared with just 15% in... Read full story »

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