A press conference held by National Health Commission of China on January 12, 2025. Photo: CCTV. There's no new infectious disease emerged in China recently; and overall positive

Assurance from National Health Commission comes amid fears of surging respiratory illness, with disease expert citing slowing trend.

China's development model is at a crossroads, with a choice between much higher spending on pensions and healthcare or industrial upgrades and urbanization.

There has been a decline in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern provinces and in children under 14, China has said. The spread of the respiratory virus has been causing concern, after images circulated of hospitals overrun with masked patients.

China will offer better medical care and rehabilitation services to people in extreme hardships and with mental disorders, with the move aiming to protect the people's interest and regulate the operation of mental health welfare institutions.

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official has said, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic

China spent 7.2% of its economic output on health care in 2023, the National Health Commission says. That compares with an expenditure of 11.5% and 9.7% of GDP in heavily industrialized and aging Japan and South Korea respectively, OECD data shows.

Whole grains, including rice, wheat, corn, oats, millet, sorghum and barley, have been widely recognized as effective in reducing the risks of chronic diseases. Studies show that consuming 50 grams of whole grains daily can reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes by 25 percent and cardiovascular disease mortality by 20 percent, Tan said.

I have had the opportunity to learn about healthcare in China from direct experience and other reliable sources and can offer a brief overview.

The World Health Organization said in January 2025 that China's reported levels of acute respiratory infections, including those caused by the flu-like virus HMPV, were "within the expected range" for winter.

Aggressors in these types of attacks have the advantage over the defenders, and China cannot be talked out of spying. But that does not mean these attacks should just be endured. The new Trump administration can better stymie its adversaries by modernizing technology,