Despite concerns about resource allocation, experts note that international medical services are often run separately as “special needs” departments, accounting for less than 10 percent of hospital services and charging higher fees, thus operating as a revenue generator rather than a drain on public resources.

Well, if the article’s right, it seems like a good thing overall.

It’s a good thing. Spanish celebrities used to go to Houston, Texas to receive cancer treatment because the best professionals were there. The newsarticle is proof IMO that the same is now true of China.

I mean, if someone’s choice is between life or death, the ideology of the doctors is irrelevant.

In spite of it, ‘medical tourism’ is a term associated to “illegal aliens leeching off our system” here in the West. I’d be careful with it.

I don’t think there’s an easy answer here tbh, like yes they’re taking advantage of a healthcare system without providing a lot in return for China, but at the same time it’s still good that people are getting treated. Also, I feel that this helps the westerners see the Chinese system’s achievements firsthand, which creates a more favorable picture of socialism in the long run, so it’s worth it imo. That being said, we don’t know the numbers, so no easy definitive answer.