Xinhua Net reported on October 30, 2025, that starting from November 10, 2025, China officially included the HPV vaccine into the national immunization program. Girls who are 13 years old after November 10, 2011, can receive the bivalent HPV vaccine for free. The headline of the news is “Free HPV Vaccination! A National Commitment to Protect Women’s Health,” and the article loudly promotes this move as entirely aimed at “practically safeguarding women’s health.” But is this really the case?
The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (English: HPV vaccine, also known as HPV vaccine) is used to prevent infection with certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV), preventing diseases such as cervical cancer caused by persistent high-risk HPV infection. According to estimates, over 95% of cervical cancers are caused by sexually transmitted HPV. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide and also the fourth leading cause of cancer death among women. In 2021, there were approximately 604,000 new cases of cervical cancer globally, resulting in about 342,000 deaths. In recent years, China has seen a rising incidence and younger age of cervical cancer patients. In 2022, there were about 151,000 new cases and approximately 56,000 deaths from cervical cancer in China.
Among the many factors leading to cervical cancer, besides HPV infection, there are also smoking, immunodeficiency, frequent use of contraceptives, unsafe sexual behaviors, multiple sexual partners, etc. In capitalist societies heavily influenced by pornographic culture, the main perpetrators of “unsafe sexual behavior” are men who seek sexual stimulation through watching pornography, masturbation, or even prostitution. Of course, it is not excluded that some women in these societies, fallen into depravity, engage in prostitution and also partake in “unsafe sexual behaviors,” but as Engels wrote in “The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State”: “Prostitution merely makes unfortunate women victims of degradation, and even they are far from the extent of degeneration usually imagined. On the contrary, it corrupts the character of all men.” Although medically, HPV infection is considered more critical than other factors, it is clear that the widespread transmission of the virus is also related to “unsafe sexual behaviors.” Therefore, the increase in women diagnosed with cervical cancer in recent years can be attributed to the rampant porn culture in capitalist societies. The morally corrupt men are the real culprits for infecting their partners with HPV and causing cervical cancer, yet these harms are often borne entirely by women.
“Women can prevent about 90% of HPV infections if vaccinated before their first sexual experience.” China has long promoted the necessity of HPV vaccination in this way. Incorporating the HPV vaccine into the national immunization plan and providing free vaccination for eligible women seems to be a just move to protect women’s health. Most major news media reports on this matter show public support and recognition, with some lamenting that they missed the government’s welfare policy and that paying for the vaccine earlier was a loss. However, some comments question: “Why not let men get vaccinated too?” Data shows: “Men are the main spreaders of HPV, with a higher infection rate than women. A model-based study of the U.S. population estimates that the lifetime probability of HPV infection for men is 91.3%, and for women, 84.6%.” Harald zur Hausen, the father of the HPV vaccine, openly admitted, “Men do not get cervical cancer, but they are the main transmitters of HPV. Vaccinating men can protect their partners and also prevent other cancers caused by HPV, thus protecting themselves.” In 2019, the UK government announced plans to vaccinate boys. The CDC in the United States recommended in 2019 that all children aged 11-12 receive the HPV vaccine, which can prevent over 90% of HPV-related cancers. Countries like the UK and the US have long recommended vaccination for both genders. However, China not only only introduced relevant policies on October 30, 2025, but also only offers free vaccination to 13-year-old girls born after November 10, 2011. It has always promoted only female vaccination to prevent cervical cancer, never highlighting that men are the main carriers and transmitters of HPV, nor allowing men to be vaccinated equally to reduce transmission risks. This leads many uninformed people to mistakenly believe that HPV infection is solely a female issue, ignoring men’s role in spreading the virus, and preventing men from taking measures to avoid infection, which is a covert victim-blaming logic. Such an extreme reactionary Confucian society not only refuses to recognize that only vaccinating women is discriminatory and victim-blaming but also fosters a public opinion that this policy is “special care” for women. Just look at the comments sections of major media outlets for proof.
As early as 2010, the Japanese government included the HPV vaccine in the national immunization program, allowing women over 12 to receive it for free. With the widespread vaccination, some regions exposed adverse reactions among women vaccinated with HPV, with media statistics showing that among 100,000 people, about 15.6 experienced symptoms such as widespread pain and difficulty standing. As these victims were exposed, many people protested and refused further vaccination. People in countries that previously promoted free HPV vaccination have gradually realized the true situation of the vaccine, becoming more cautious and less blindly trusting official and bourgeois expert claims. This is reminiscent of the COVID-19 pandemic years ago, when many people experienced negative effects after receiving China’s substandard vaccines, realizing the reactionary nature of the government. The exposure and imprisonment of unscrupulous vaccine sellers could not undo the damage done to people’s health. The quality and efficacy of HPV vaccines remain uncertain. Even if we temporarily ignore whether they can truly protect women, and accept that they are some kind of “improvement” by the government, it is clear that the government only seeks to create a righteous stance of “full protection of women’s interests” to deceive the masses, especially women, and to cover up the societal reality of patriarchy oppressing and discriminating against women everywhere. Which society, like China, would beautify discriminatory and oppressive acts as “special care” for women? Which society, like China, would tolerate and openly promote discrimination against women while claiming to support gender equality, even with the national leader attending the so-called Global Women’s Summit and delivering keynote speeches? Only in the most reactionary and hypocritical Confucian society can such a hypocritical and reactionary scene unfold.
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