Exporting InDesign files to PDF containing Chinese characters

When I export a file from Adobe InDesign to PDF that contains Chinese characters, some of the Chineset text in the resultant PDF appears heavy and blotchy, like it has had a very heavy stroke applied to it, even though the text is perfectly OK in the source InDesign file and when printed out from the PDF.
As a lot of Chinese reader will view and read this document online, I need to find a solution, can anyone help me?

Below is a screenshot of one of the effected pages
As you can see, some of the Chinese characters appear all heavy and blotch, whilst others are OK.
There is no leading on any of the text and it is perfectly OK when viewed in the Adobe InDesign file.

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