How China Works
Plain-English guides to how medical care in China is organised, ranked, priced and accessed. These are the same articles that used to sit under “Articles”, now grouped by topic.
Choosing care
How hospitals in China actually work
Tiers, grades, public vs private, and how to tell a serious hospital from a billboard.
Hospital rankings in China
The Fudan list, the government's national exam, and why one sanjia is not another.
National medical centers
Where China concentrates its hardest cases — cancer, hearts, brains, children.
What Chinese doctor titles actually mean
Zhuren yishi is a rank, not a job. Decode the titles before you pick a doctor.
Private healthcare in China: a field guide
United Family, Taikang, doctor-founded specialty groups — and which chains to avoid.
Costs & payment
One hospital, three doors: putong, texu, guoji
The same senior surgeon can see you for ¥50 or ¥1,500 in the same building.
What care costs in China, and how to pay
Posted prices, service tiers, international insurance and direct billing.