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A Chinese policewoman has caused a raging row for running a popular web site that helped people swap spouses and go for onenight stands. These are among the several instances of an emerging permissiveness—at least in a section of the population—which has jolted the orthodox Chinese society trying to adjust to its new-found prosperity. A survey by the state-run Women’s Federation’s Psychology Consultation Office in Guangdong province showed that 52% of the women seeking psychological counseling were traumatised by their husbands’ infidelity.

“Extramarital affairs are common; Chinese couples have been influenced by Western concepts of sexual liberation and freedom outside the sphere of traditional ethical codes,” Shi Mengjuan, a doctor at the office, said. Another recent survey conducted in Beijing showed that 6.2% of high school students below the age of 16 have experienced sex. About half of the 2,300 students covered in the survey saw nothing wrong with one-night stands.

The policewoman, who goes by her surname of Su, told the local media in Shaanxi that her web club had attracted members seeking uninhibited sex from all over China. She lost her job at the police bureau in Liquan county in Shaanxi last November, within one month of boasting of her success to the local media. The media spotlight is once again on Su who recently told China Business View, a Shaanxi newspaper, that 60,000 people have signed up to her spouse-swapping club.