China : The Epidemiological and Behavioral Dynamos of the HIV Epidemic in Guangxi Province

China has made significant progress developing its national policies on HIV/AIDS in recent years. This increased national commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS has been reflected in a rapidly expanding AIDS budget. Central government resources devoted to AIDS nearly tripled between 2004 and 2005, and have increased 60-fold relative to their level in 2000. The national leadership of the HIV/AIDS program and all of China s partners in this effort recognize a range of key challenges to be met as China works to translate its AIDS policies and objectives into action