Assurance from National Health Commission comes amid fears of surging respiratory illness, with disease expert citing slowing trend.

China's development model is at a crossroads, with a choice between much higher spending on pensions and healthcare or industrial upgrades and urbanization.

"The human metapneumovirus is not a new virus, and has been with humans for at least several decades," said Wang Liping, a researcher at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, during a press briefing by China's National Health Commission.

China will deepen reforms of its disease control system and intensify capabilities in monitoring, detecting and handling infectious disease threat this year, said health authorities.

China will offer better medical care and rehabilitation services to people in extreme hardships and with mental disorders, with the move aiming to protect the people's interest and regulate the operation of mental health welfare institutions.

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official has said, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic

The World Health Organization said in January 2025 that China's reported levels of acute respiratory infections, including those caused by the flu-like virus HMPV, were "within the expected range" for winter.

With doctors and medical students avoiding China's rural hospitals because of low pay, villagers don't receive adequate healthcare David Wei had to carry his nephew on his back for 3km (1.9 miles) after the younger man suffered a heart attack,

The level of respiratory infectious diseases' spread in China has begun declining, a national viral disease researcher said during a news conference on Sunday.

Top doctors raised concerns about domestically made drugs, saying Beijing’s effort to lower costs is sacrificing quality.

Whole grains, including rice, wheat, corn, oats, millet, sorghum and barley, have been widely recognized as effective in reducing the risks of chronic diseases. Studies show that consuming 50 grams of whole grains daily can reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes by 25 percent and cardiovascular disease mortality by 20 percent, Tan said.

Aggressors in these types of attacks have the advantage over the defenders, and China cannot be talked out of spying. But that does not mean these attacks should just be endured. The new Trump administration can better stymie its adversaries by modernizing technology,