First TV Play about AIDS to Debut in China

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Wednesday, November 28, 2001

First TV Play about AIDS to Debut in China

To mark this year's World AIDS Day, China Central TV (CCTV) will broadcast the play entitled "If I Have Tomorrow" on its eighth channel during prime time on the evening of December 1.

China's first TV play about AIDS will make its debut on the 14th World AIDS Day which falls on December 1.

To mark this year's World AIDS Day, China Central TV (CCTV) will broadcast the play entitled "If I Have Tomorrow" on its eighth channel during prime time on the evening of December 1.

On the World AIDS Day each year, people all over the world hold various activities aimed at spreading information about AIDS including its prevention and control.

The play to be broadcast by the CCTV is produced by the China National Communication and Education Center for Family Planning( CNCECFP) with assistance from the State Family Planning Commission (SFPC).

As the first domestic TV play reflecting the life of an AIDS patient to be shown in China, "If I Have Tomorrow" is expected to arouse universal attention from all sectors of the community.

The play tells a story of a successful businessman, who becomes an HIV carrier after a casual love affair.

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