Global Times: Healthy China - another 'Chinese solution'

BEIJING, March 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier this year, The New York Times published an article titled "In China, A.I. Finds Pancreatic Cancer That Doctors May Miss," detailing the medical journey of a retired bricklayer from Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang Province. Leveraging advanced technology, the hospital detected the patient's tumor within three days at a screening cost of approximately $25. This ordinary patient's experience offers a vivid snapshot of China's systematic advancement toward building a Healthy China.

Reforming and developing healthcare systems remains a global challenge. While developed nations boast technologically advanced healthcare systems, they are widely mired in the "three-fold dilemma": lengthy wait times, high costs and cumbersome procedures. In many Western countries, patients often face months-long waits for gastroscopy appointments and lengthy delays in scheduling surgery, while astronomical medical bills remain commonplace in the US. In some nations, healthcare legislation has languished in parliamentary gridlock for decades, remaining either unresolved or contentious.