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Article: Chinese government invites private sector to join HIV/AIDS campaign
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- March 18, 2005
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Chinese government invites private sector to join HIV/AIDS
campaign
BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government, which
estimates the country's HIV carriers at 840,000, Friday urged the
business sector to get involved in its massive campaign against HIV/
AIDS.
"To prevent and control HIV/AIDS is not only the obligation of the
Chinese government, but also the common responsibility of the entire
society including the business sector," Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi
said at a one-day joint summit on business and AIDS in Beijing.
Wu, China's Health Minister following the SARS outbreak in early
2003, has been leading China's fight against HIV/AIDS in recent
years.
"The Chinese government ...