TV show on sex issues to debut in China
AFP, December, 2004
BEIJING (AFP) — A groundbreaking daily television show dealing in a frank manner with sex issues will debut in more than 50 Chinese cities from January 1, reports said.
The rising number of cases of HIV/AIDS and venereal disease in China mean it is no longer possible to ignore questions of health and sexuality in a society where they were for a long time taboo, Liu Xichen, president of Shixi Media firm which is producing the show, told Xinhua news agency.
Titled "The Mask", the show will air late at night and be educational. The half-hour show will consist of a discussion with a masked guest of a problem in their sex life, which will then be analysed by an expert.
Analysis of erotic film scenes would also be presented.
"Any sex-related question could be asked and ...