title: China's distinctive engagement in global health.
abstract: China has made rapid progress in four key domains of global health. China's health aid deploys medical teams, constructs facilities, donates drugs and equipment, trains personnel, and supports malaria control mainly in Africa and Asia. Prompted by the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003, China has prioritised the control of cross-border transmission of infectious diseases and other health-related risks. In governance, China has joined UN and related international bodies and has begun to contribute to pooled multilateral funds. China is both a knowledge producer and sharer, offering lessons based on its health accomplishments, traditional Chinese medicine, and research and development investment in drug discovery. Global health capacity is being developed in medical universities in China, which also train foreign medical students. China's approach to global health is distinctive; different from other countries; and based on its unique history, comparative strength, and policies driven by several governmental ministries. The scope and depth of China's global engagement are likely to grow and reshape the contours of global health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Sciences Center, Beijing, China. Electronic address: liupeilong@bjmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Peilong
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Sciences Center, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Global Health Institute and School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.affiliation: Duke Global Health Institute, Durham, NC, USA; Global Health Research Center, Duke-Kunshan University, Kunshan, China.
authors.forename: Shenglan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: China Medical Board, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Zhihui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: China Medical Board, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Lincoln
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D005378:Financial Support; D014943:Global Health; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007391:International Cooperation; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D011314:Preventive Health Services; D012380:Role