Letters

Why is sex still a taboo in China?

That sex education is inadequate in China is a fact. The Chinese government has said that it is worried because an increasing number of university students are testing positive for HIV. Considering that most people don't get tested for HIV/AIDS, the situation is frightening indeed.

Like the United States in the early 1980s, China now has to make a choice. The nation should try to accept that HIV, STDs and sexuality are part of life, and one should face them squarely. Or we could watch helplessly and say, "that's so sad", as millions of people die.