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 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.

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

Some localities fear that reporting a rise in reported cases will damage their political standing and local economic development, and they're unwilling to expand testing. And certain areas won't even truthfully report cases.

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

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.