HIV in China Understanding the Social Aspects of the Epidemic

The result of collaboration between the University of New South Wales and the Tsinghua University in Beijing, this unique chronicle maps some of the most important social, political, and cultural characteristics of the HIV epidemic in China. Demonstrating that the epidemic was propelled by three main economic drivers--the blood trade, the drug trade, and the sex trade--this informative compilation of essays uncovers the hidden truths about the spread of HIV and analyzes its social impacts.

Jing Jun is a sociology professor and the director of the Social Policy Research Center at the Tsinghua University in Beijing. He is also a policy advisor for China's National Center for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control and the China-UK HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Project. Heather Worth is an associate professor in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine at the University of New South Wales.