China’s Tech Giants Look to Healthcare

A doctor checks a patient's CT scan at the imaging department of Boxing County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Binzhou, China, February 10, 2024. *Credit: Costfoto/NurPhoto via AP Images*

Amid a wave of closures of private hospitals and rising demand for medical services and drugs in China, some of the country’s tech giants are steppi

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