The 2025 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit hosted a forum on digital health on Saturday, focusing on innovative pathways for empowering healthcare through digital technologies.
This inaugural forum at the Wuzhen Summit focused on cutting-edge topics such as the integration of medical artificial intelligence (AI) with brain science and AI applications in healthcare.
Highlighting the core principle of "human-oriented technology," experts discussed how big data and AI can move from laboratories to clinical settings and ultimately benefit the general public.
Additionally, frontline practitioners shared their findings in areas such as the establishment of smart hospitals and internet-based healthcare services.
"Enhancing the management and treatment of chronic diseases is vital for us. AI can play a crucial role in both prevention and treatment. By leveraging AI-assisted big data monitoring and wearable devices, we can significantly improve the screening and detection rates of chronic diseases. For instance, AI can remind patients to take medicine and go for follow-up appointments, and also offer some risk warnings and dietary suggestions," said Luo Fengming, president of West China Hospital of Sichuan University.
Given the unknown and unpredictable challenges associated with AI, Luo said that AI technology should still playing an assisting role in the medical field, so as to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of diagnosis and treatment processes.
World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit hosts forum on digital health
China on Monday firmly rejected the groundless accusations of the United States regarding COVID-19, and reaffirmed its steadfast support for the World Health Organization (WHO) and multilateralism, following a U.S. statement of withdrawal from the WHO.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released a joint statement on the termination of the United States' WHO membership on Jan 23. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also made unsubstantiated claims about China's early handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In response to a relevant query at a daily press briefing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stressed that China has been open, transparent and responsible in its anti-pandemic efforts.
"After the outbreak of COVID-19, China has put people and their lives front and center, worked with other countries to fight the pandemic together, and made important contributions to international cooperation against COVID-19. China's record of COVID-19 response has a clear timeline and solid data. It's widely recognized by the international community and brooks no distortion or smearing. China firmly opposes politicizing the virus. To use COVID-19 as a pretext for political manipulation and shift blame to China will find no support and will not succeed," said Guo.
Guo also noted that the WHO is a professional international institution and the authority in the field of global public health, and that it has expressed regret over the U.S. withdrawal notification.
"Multilateralism is the cornerstone of the current international order and is the prevailing trend and what the people want. China has all along supported WHO in fulfilling its duty, deepened international cooperation on public health, strengthened global governance on public health, and promoted the building of a global community of health for all," he said.
China rejects U.S. accusations on COVID-19, stresses commitment to WHO, multilateralism
