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Abstract@#From 1949 to 2020, research in the field of school-based sexuality education in China witnessed substantial development with the support of relevant policies. With the continued investment of social resources, school-based sexuality education has gradually been accepted and recognized by the public. During those 70 years of development, government departments, academic institutions, and social organizations were all exploring and looking for localized programs suitable for the development of school-based sexuality education in China. This paper overviewed characteristics of the development of school-based sexuality education research as well as of social resource support in China, in order to outline the development context of school-based sexuality education research, and to bring inspiration to the future development of school-based sexuality education research in China.
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Abstract@#From 1949 to 2020, school-based sexuality education in China gradually established its legal status and received more policy support. During these 70 years of development, the attitudes of Chinese government departments towards school-based sexuality education, the direction of policy advocacy, school age of sexuality education and the development of local sexuality education have changed substantially. This editorial describes characteristics of the development of school-based sexuality education policy in China, aiming to depict development paths of school-based sexuality education policy in China so far, and provides inspiration for more policy support for schoolbased sexuality education in China.