The photo on the pictured front page of The Beijing News was used in most of today’s papers.
According to Xinhua, Hu Jintao visited “Home of Love” — a non-governmental organization dedicated to AIDS prevention and treatment in the Beijing You’an Hospital.
In the hospital the president visited AIDS patients, shook hands and talked with them,and solutted the medical workers and volunteers who work there.
Hu called on all members of society to show care and love for AIDS patients and eliminate any forms of discrimination against HIV carriers and AIDS patients, so that all AIDS victims can “feel the warmth of society”.
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