NBA star Yao Ming promotes AIDS awareness in China
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-07-17 14:49

Chinese basketball star and Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (L) wipes tears for a Chinese AIDS orphan Zhang Yun during an HIV/AIDS awareness event at the Tsinghua University in Beijing July 17, 2005. Yao returned to China this week to take part in the NBA 'Basketball without Borders' outreach event. [Reuters] Chinese basketball star and Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (C) walks with AIDS orphans Ding Kaipeng (L) and Zhang Yun during an HIV/AIDS awareness event at the Tsinghua University in Beijing July 17, 2005. Yao returned to China this week to take part in the NBA outreach event. [Reuters]