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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 incidence of [[circumcision]] of the newborn is only 2.66 percent.<ref name="SCMP2024>{{REFjournal
|last=Pan
|first=
|format=PDF
|accessdate=2024-03-21
}}</ref> The percentage of males [[circumcised]] in China (prevalence) is reported to be 14%.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://circstatistics.github.io/
|title=Global Circumcision Statistics and Estimates
|last=
|first=
|init=
|publisher=https://circstatistics.github.io
|date=2024-04-01
|accessdate=2024-04-01
}}</ref>
==Promotion of male circumcision in China==