DOCTORS CURE IN CLEVERER WAYS

From AI-assisted diagnosis to smart health platforms, China is intensifying efforts to embed AI across its evolving intelligent healthcare ecosystem, seeking to further boost efficiency and broaden access to quality medical services.

A visitor tries a set of AI-powered exoskeleton during the sixth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

A visitor learns about an intelligent diagnosis device at the Chinese Medicine Agriculture Expo at Hunan International Convention and Exhibition Center in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, April 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

A visitor tries an AI-powered health screening system during the sixth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

A staff member (R) trains foreign clinical support engineers at the technical service training center of Harbin Sagebot Intelligent Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 16, 2026. (Photo by Liu Yang/Xinhua)

Experts perform orthopedic surgery via a robotic surgical system at the Tongzhou branch of Beijing Anzhen Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 3, 2026. Serving as intelligent assistants to doctors, these robotic "staff members" are becoming a driving force in the hospital's smart transformation and upgrade. (Xinhua/Li Xin)