Officials in Beijing plan to install 1,000 new condom vending machines to fight the spread of HIV and AIDS, the BBC reported.
Machines selling high-quality condoms will be placed in hotels, bars and universities, as well as on construction sites to target migrant workers from elsewhere in China.
Many of the 1,700 existing machines in Beijing are often out of service or empty and will be fixed.
The new machines will dispense condoms at 12 cents each - with a quality guarantee, Chinese media reported.
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