The Ministry is lending ears to all walks of life including the HIV infected, looking for room to improve the regulations.

This has created a big problem for controlling the spread of AIDS.

Not only have sex with men, but also with women.

We have an obesity epidemic, with more than 20 percent of our 7-17 year old children in urban centers tipping the scales as either overweight or obese.

The 2005 figure turned out to be lower than that of 2003, because the number of those who had contracted HIV/AIDS through illegal blood selling practices was actually overestimated in 2003.

Every day China has 200 newly infected people. We should say the situation is still very serious.

Almost 200 people are infected every day in China. The situation is grave.

The HIV virus is now spreading from high-risk groups to the general population, and we're at a crucial stage in fighting and treating AIDS.

The main reason behind the lowered figures is that the number of AIDS/HIV patients infected through blood selling and homosexual activity was over-estimated in 2003.