EXPLAINER Why are international patients seeking medical treatment in China?

Scroll through social media today, and you’ll see an unexpected trend: foreigners documenting their medical journeys in China. In 2025, Shanghai's public hospitals recorded 73,200 visits from patients holding foreign passports, an 8% jump from the previous year. Nationwide, that number hits 1.28 million. That's a 73.6% increase in just three years. So what’s driving this surge? Why are patients choosing China? Here’s what’s going on. __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What's up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city    • Playlist   ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them    • Amazing Shanghai and China 淘宝魔都玩转中国   ■ What Chinese people's lives are like during the post COVID-19 period    • COVID-19 新冠疫情   ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs    • Voices, Let's Listen! 听她他说   ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings    • Playlist   ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today    • Stories & Documentary 奇闻逸事记录中国   __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!