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Sex issues such as one night stands, extramarital affairs, prostitution, cohabitation, contraception and abortion have already become part of Chinese people's life, Li said.
Li has been shocked at how rapidly Chinese people's sexual attitudes are changing. According to her study in Beijing, the percentage of Chinese people having premarital sex was 15.5 per cent in 1989, which increased to 60-70 per cent in 2004.
"The ratio in Guangdong reached 86 per cent," Li said in her speech, "which shows that Guangdong is probably the most sexually open place in China."
"Even though sex is becoming more open in China, the majority of Chinese believe sex is private and a negative thing that can't be talked about in public," Li said.
She said during her 10 years of study about the sex life of Chinese people, such as her survey on women's initiatives in having sex and homosexuality, she encountered a great deal of misunderstanding.
One of her surveys shows that 26 per cent of Chinese women never experienced a sexual climax, a much higher figure than the Western countries' 10 per cent.
"The women in Western countries would talk to psychologists or friends when they have sexual problems, but most Chinese women are too shy to do so," Li said.
Li said the sex is something like the economy in China, which has seen tremendous changes in the past two decades. She said that in no more than 20 years, Chinese would "catch up" with Western countries in becoming more open to sex.
Yesterday's speech was held in the auditorium of Guangdong provincial government, which attracted more than 1,000 people, including a large number of soldiers.
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