BEIJING - As China appears to be easing a ban on HIV-positive foreigners entering the country - a policy that experts denounce as obsolete and discriminatory - a China Daily survey has suggested the public thinks otherwise.

Nearly 84 percent of respondents opposed lifting the ban, which has been in place for more than 20 years, a joint online survey by China Daily and sohu.com, has found.

More than 4,000 netizens answered the online poll.