June 16 to June 17, 2024

Tianjin, China

The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and the National School of Development at Peking University convened the ninth Track II Dialogue on Healthcare in person at the Conrad Hotel in Tianjin, China on June 16 and 17, 2024. The dialogue brought together American and Chinese experts from academia, think tanks, and industry for off-the-record discussions on healthcare issues pertaining to both countries. This was the first time in four years that the two teams had met in China due to the pandemic. The day following the dialogue, the National Committee and the National School of Development co-hosted a U.S.-China Forum on Cancer Prevention and Treatment. Over 200 medical experts attended this public event.

During the dialogue, the group discussed various issues, including artificial intelligence in healthcare systems; regulatory harmonization on biomedical innovation; global health collaboration; and accelerating progress in cancer prevention and treatment. The participants agreed that collaboration between China and the United States is critical to improving global healthcare and expressed the hope that both governments would start to work with each other at a high level. The two sides developed a consensus agreement that sets out key points of discussion and recommendations for both countries.