Leaders' wives praise HIV prevention efforts

Wives of the leaders of nations who are in town for the 9th BRICS Summit in Xiamen and related meetings, accompanied Peng Liyuan, wife of President Xi Jinping, on Tuesday at an event to educate college students about AIDS.

At Xiamen University, the guests visited an exhibition on HIV/AIDS prevention and control and listened to a briefing on efforts made by the Chinese government and universities.

Peng, often greeted by Chinese children as "Mother Peng", has long been active in HIV/AIDS prevention and other health matters.