A court in Tianjin has accepted a suit from an HIV carrier against a hospital that refused to perform lung cancer surgery on him.

Xiaofeng (not his real name), 26, took the case to Hexi District People's Court in Tianjin on Feb 26, accusing the hospital of violating his personal dignity. He demanded a written apology and reimbursement of his medical expenses from the hospital.

The defendant, Cancer Institute and Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, allegedly refused to operate on Xiaofeng after a pre-surgery blood test showed he was HIV positive.