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Lina had to take a test for sexually transmitted diseases to be able to work as an assistant in

Beijing

for an American media outlet.

It was a blood test and a urine test to check his body for traces of hepatitis, syphilis or HIV antibodies.

"The test was not asked by the company I was going to work with, but

by government officials.

It made no sense. But it was only the beginning," says the girl, who has chosen the name of Lina for salt.

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