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{{Construction Site}}'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is a very large advanced , prosperous nation in East Asia. The population is about 1.4 billion , which makes it second only to India in population. In land area, it is the third largest nation on Earth.
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[[File:Flag_of_China.svg|thumb|150px|Flag of the People's Republic of China]]
The three main religions are Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.<ref name="RIC">{{URLwikipedia|Religion_in_China|Religion in China}}</ref> None of these religions have a tradition or a requirement for [[circumcision]] of boys, so China does not have a tradition of circumcision except for a small minority of Muslims who live in the northwest corner of China (Xinjiang) who adhere to the teachings of [[Islam]]. The adherents to Islam constitute only 0.45% to 1.8% of the population.<ref name="RIC" />
There is no tradition of [[circumcision ]] in China. Early infant male circumcision (EIMC) is very rare. Pan et al. (2012) reported that [[adult circumcision| circumcisions are done later]] when needed to treat tight [[foreskin]], so the prevalence of [[circumcision ]] is only 2.66 percent.<ref>{{REFjournal
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==Use of HIV to promote circumcision in China==
Circumcision has been falsely claimed to prevent [[infection ]] with [[HIV ]] by three African randomized controlled trials (RCTs). [[Gregory J. Boyle|Boyle]] & [[George Hill|Hill]] (2011) studied their reports and found disabling methodological and statistical errors that invalidated their purported findings.<ref name="boyle-hill2011">{{BoyleGJ HillG 2011}}</ref> Regardless of these findings, Chinese medical doctors seem to be pushing for adoption of circumcision to prevent [[HIV]] infection. Numerous papers in the Chinese medical literature advocate circumcision to prevent HIV infection among both heterosexuals and homosexuals.
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