AIDS rises.

• Author: Rosenthal, Elisabeth
• Position: Health

AIDS in China is spreading fast. Reported cases were up 67 percent last year over those in 2000, partly because citizens are so poorly informed.

With only limited government AIDS programs in China, people at high risk often don't protect themselves. Some inadvertently infect others. As a result, a disease once confined to certain groups, particularly drug users, is moving into the general population. China says it has...