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The Big Snip: The Men Making Vasectomies Go Viral in China


SHANGHAI — In July 2023, Liu Luyang walked into a hospital and changed his life in 30 minutes. Two small incisions made him part of a statistic so rare it barely registers: 0.02%, joining the fraction of men in China who choose vasectomies. That staggering figure was only the start. Liu turned the camera on himself, transforming a quiet act of rebellion into a public … Continue reading The Big Snip: The Men Making Vasectomies Go Viral in China

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Mental Health Used to Be a Taboo in China. That’s Changing Fast.


SHANGHAI — In 2021, China’s most talked-about new gallery wasn’t based in Beijing’s trendy 798 Art District or in the laid-back southwestern city of Chengdu. It was inside a Shanghai mental hospital. The No. 600 Gallery — a small space in the Shanghai Mental Health Center’s (SMHC) downtown facility — opened its doors to the public in August. It began with a tiny budget; its … Continue reading Mental Health Used to Be a Taboo in China. That’s Changing Fast.

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