The affluent cross seas for health
By Wang Ying In Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2016-06-22 07:33
People seeking advanced treatments and diagnostic checks abroad are projected to spend billions of dollars next year
More and more Chinese from well-to-do quarters in need of advanced medical care are going abroad, particularly to the United States. They are the consumers of the global medical tourism industry.
The number of such consumers globally doubled to 40 million in six years since 2006. In 2013, their total spending reached $438.6 billion, or 14 percent of the global tourism industry.
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