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A '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' among surgeons has been reported by the ''South China Morning Post''.<ref name="scmp2024">{{REFnews
|title=‘Sexual shame’: China holds online professional circumcision contest to correct misconceptions, promote positive attitudes, levels of acceptance
|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/gender-diversity/article/3254592/sexual-shame-china-holds-online-professional-circumcision-contest-correct-misconceptions-promote
|last=Zhang
|first=Zoey
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=South China Morning Post
|website=
|date=2024-03-18
|season=
|accessdate=2024-03-21
|format=
|quote=For many people on the mainland, circumcision is viewed as a “shameful body modification” and there is a lack of accurate understanding of the procedure.
}}</ref>

The reasons for these circumcisions are unclear. The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] has long stated that "there are no medical indications for [[circumcision]] in the neonatal period."<ref>{{REFbook
|last=Anonymous
|first=
|init=
|year=1971
|title=Standards and Recommendation for Hospital Care of Newborn infants. 5th ed.
|url=https://www.cirp.org/library/statements/aap/#a1971
|scope=
|location=Evanston, IL
|publisher=American Academy of Pediatrics
|ISBN=
|accessdate=2024-03-21
}}</ref>


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