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The Associated Press - 5 Oct 1995
Johnson was scheduled to arrive in Taiwan later this month with his All-Stars basketball team for an exhibition tour.
Chang Po-ya, director general of the Department of Health, said she decided to bar the Johnson because Taiwanese laws prevent people who have major contagious diseases, including AIDS, from visiting Taiwan.
Chen Cheng-chung, owner of Taiwan's Hung Fu Rams basketball team, had said his team would play two games against Johnson's squad of former NBA stars, who were scheduled to arrive Oct. 30.
Chen had said the purpose of Johnson's visit also includes educating people about AIDS.
Johnson retired from the NBA in 1992 after announcing that he had contracted the AIDS virus and has since become a spokesman on the disease.
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