China’s healthcare reform playbook: Boosting births and opening the door to global patients
China’s recent healthcare reforms aim to address the challenges posed by its demographic transition and chart a new trajectory for economic growth. In 2025, the number of newborns reached 7.92 million, a 16.98% decrease from 9.54 million in 2024, with the birth rate per thousand people falling to 5.63, the lowest level since the founding […]
Boao Hope City: trailblazing medical tourism in Hainan through preferential policies
In the past, the medical tourism market in China primarily involved Chinese citizens traveling abroad for medical treatments. However, Hainan Province in South China has been actively boosting its medical sector, with a particular focus on the Hainan Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone (海南博鳌乐城国际医疗旅游先行区), also known as Boao Hope City. This initiative targets […]