Beijing is Chic goes China (IV)

In China, as with many other countries in the Asia Pacific region, there is probably more physical contact among members of the same gender than with the opposite gender. It is relatively common to see two men walking down the street, the arm of one slung over the shoulders of the other, or to see two women holding hands as they talk.

Obviously, with same-gender physical contact being a bit more common than cross-gender contact in China, it is unlikely that people witnessing it will male assumptions about same-gender relationship being homosexual in nature.

Culture Shock! Beijing de Anthony Pan y Kay Jones