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A child flies a kite with a red ribbon during a World AIDS Day event in Beijing. There are about 700,000 cases of HIV/AIDS in China, according to official statistics.
REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA)
A child flies a kite with a red ribbon during a World AIDS Day event in Beijing. There are about 700,000 cases of HIV/AIDS in China, according to official statistics.
REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA)
