Open policy and international cooperation urged in HIV research

BANGKOK - China needs more high-level international collaboration in HIV vaccine research and development, which is now somewhat hindered by government restrictions, a leading expert said.

Zhang Linqi, director of the Comprehensive AIDS Research Center at Tsinghua University made these remarks on Wednesday on the sidelines of the global conference AIDS Vaccine 2011 in Bangkok.

"The HIV vaccine development in China has been limping along despite constantly increasing government funding, and an enhanced global partnership in a comprehensive, in-depth and high-level manner would help drive that forward fast," he said, urging the government to be more open.