Behind Closed Doors, AIDS Risks Grow in China

(Hangzhou) – University student Liu Ji told his uncle, who in turn told his aunt. Eventually, his younger sister and parents received the heart-wrenching news that Liu had contracted HIV.

"My parents couldn't work for a long time after finding out," said Liu, who attends an university in Hangzhou. "My mom just cried and cried."

Yet Liu failed to tell the whole truth. He led his family to believe that he contracted the virus that causes AIDS in late 2009 by sleeping with a prostitute. In fact, Liu is a homosexual who practiced unsafe sex with multiple partners.