Discrimination based on a person’s HBV status extends across all age groups, in both the public and private sectors...in March 2007, a Chinese job applicant filed a lawsuit against Nokia, alleging that its China branch had refused him employment after...[finding] him to be an HBV carrier...A recent survey conducted by the Chinese University of Political Science and Law...found that 49 percent of the 3,500 respondents were not willing to work with HBV carriers, and 55 percent said they would not hire HBV carriers...