On April 18th, Director Bai Songtao of the Development and Reform Commission of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region led a delegation to visit the Peking University Institute of Global Health Development. They held a symposium and exchanges on topics such as the research on longevity areas in Guangxi, the interconnection of regional international medical services, and the improvement of Guangxi's medical tourism and international medical service capabilities. Professor Gordon G. Liu, the dean of the Peking University Institute of Global Health Development, and some teachers and students from the institute participated in the symposium. The guests invited to the symposium also included Jin Xin, the secretary of the School of Urban and Environmental Sciences of Peking University, Wang Jian, the deputy secretary - general of the Peking University Alumni Association, Yan Han, the general manager of the Enterprise Service Department of the Peking University Entrepreneurship Training Camp, Zhang Can, the founding secretary - general of the Council of the Peking University Entrepreneurship Training Camp, Guo Hu, the chairman of Beijing Yanhuang Guoxin Technology Co., Ltd., and Zhang Guoxi, the co - founder and CEO of Super - Vision Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
During the symposium, Professor Liu introduced the construction background of the Peking University Institute of Global Health Development and its key scientific research projects, especially the two flagship projects, namely the "Planetary Health Axis System - PHAS" and the "Survey of Medical Assessment for Robot Technology - SMART". He pointed out that the institute actively participates in the China-US Track II Dialogue Mechanism on Health, and continuously promotes the application of artificial intelligence in healthcare, the integration of regional health data, and the construction of an international health cooperation platform.
Director Bai Songtao introduced the unique resource advantages of Guangxi as a national healthy and long - lived region. There are currently 36 counties in Guangxi that have been rated as "Hometowns of Longevity". The rich longevity cases and high - quality ecological resources provide an ideal sample area for the research on healthy aging and the "Planetary Health Axis System" project. He hopes that the two sides will strengthen cooperation and rely on Guangxi's rich ecological resources and longevity samples to jointly promote scientific and technological innovation and application transformation in the health field.
In terms of the application of smart medical care, Professor Liu Guoen proposed that relying on 5G technology and remote - controlled surgical robots, a demonstration center could be set up first in the remote areas of Guangxi to connect with top - tier hospitals in Beijing, Shanghai and other places, so as to achieve the "remote sinking" of high - quality medical resources. Director Bai Songtao highly recognized this and suggested that in combination with the construction of the Fangchenggang International Medical Open - up Pilot Zone, the medical interconnection with Vietnam and ASEAN countries should be expanded to enhance the regional international medical service capacity.
During the symposium, the two sides discussed the cross - border medical service cooperation between China and Vietnam. They proposed to create a "life - saving corridor", making Guangxi the top choice for medical services for residents of Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries, enhancing its international medical competitiveness, and building a standardized and international medical service system. At the same time, the two sides reached a preliminary consensus on the promotion plan along the "Belt and Road", and the construction of an international health cooperation platform relying on the China - ASEAN Expo and the China - ASEAN AI Innovation Center.
