Nicole (pseudonym), a patient from Romania, was diagnosed with multiple cancers and rare diseases within a year and was rejected by hospitals in many countries during her medical treatment. She finally regained hope at Guangzhou Royal Lee Cancer Hospital in China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City. Here, she can access world-class international diagnosis and treatment, high-end health and wellness services, and globally synchronized innovative drugs through one-stop services without traveling across multiple countries. Nicole’s experience is a vivid epitome of global patients trusting China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City and choosing Royal Lee.

On May 20, the International Medical and Health Industry Conference was grandly held under the theme "One World, One Care — Jointly Build the China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City International Medical Hub and Promote the Overseas Expansion of Greater Bay Area Healthcare Services." The conference fully launched the China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City International Healthcare Zone Demonstration Project and established the International Medical Strategic Alliance. Experts and representatives from the United States, Russia, Nepal, Indonesia, and other countries gathered at Guangzhou Royal Lee Cancer Hospital, the core carrier of regional international medical care, to discuss new pathways for international medical cooperation and accelerate China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City's development into a global cross-border medical hub and an international medical benchmark.

Wang Datong, Member and Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee of Guangzhou Development District, delivered a keynote speech. He stated: "Seizing opportunities, China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City fully implements six development strategies: the 'One Core, Two Cores, Three Belts, Multiple Clusters' urban layout, 'One Valley, Multiple Parks' industrial layout, industry-city integration, hub-oriented transportation network, industrial diversification, and international opening-up and cooperation. We plan a high-standard international medical and health industrial park of approximately 5 square kilometers, with a clear core positioning of building an international hub for innovative medical and health services. The park focuses on three industrial clusters: health experience, health management, and clinical innovation, and deeply links with advantageous supporting industries such as biomedicine and high-end medical devices in China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City to build an integrated development pattern of medical treatment, industry and research. In terms of spatial layout, the park scientifically plans six functional zones to form an overall pattern of complementary functions and integrated business formats. In the future, patients will not only have access to cutting-edge innovative drugs, but also choose internationally leading diagnosis and treatment plans and one-stop health and wellness services."

Lin Dongyong, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Health Bureau of Huangpu District, Guangzhou, said in his speech that Huangpu District, relying on the high-quality platform of China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City, has deeply developed the biomedicine and health industry, and Guangzhou Royal Lee Cancer Hospital is an important force in the regional diversified medical service system. This grand event is an important milestone for Huangpu District to promote the global expansion of healthcare services. He proposed that we should take this opportunity to build a "new highland" for international medical cooperation; take this as a starting point to create a "global outbound port" for health and wellness services in the Greater Bay Area; and take this as a driving force to activate a "new engine" for industrial development. In the future, we will continue to deepen international medical exchanges, connect the coordinated development chain of medical treatment, research and production, improve international medical service standards, gather global high-quality resources to move forward together, fully help the regional health industry upgrade quality, and let high-quality "Huangpu Medical Services" benefit friends around the world.

Physical Implementation: Two Platforms Linked, Global Service Network Fully Connected

China boasts strong clinical capabilities and high cost performance, but lacks sufficient international conversion; overseas patients value trust, convenience and certainty more. The launch of two major achievements at this conference marks that international medical care in China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City has fully entered a new stage of physical operation and global services from planning.

I. Launch of China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City International Healthcare Zone Demonstration Project, Royal Lee as the Core Engine

The project integrates regional medical, health and wellness, cultural and tourism resources, plans an international diagnosis and treatment center, high-end health and wellness community, and cross-border comprehensive service platform, and builds an international industrial ecosystem featuring "diagnosis and treatment in China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City, health and wellness covering the Greater Bay Area, and services radiating globally".

As the core medical carrier of the China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City International Healthcare Zone Demonstration Project, Guangzhou Royal Lee Cancer Hospital has been deeply engaged in international medical care for many years and is the main window and force for China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City to connect with global patients. The hospital has partnered with more than 40 commercial insurance institutions worldwide, serving patients in over 30 countries and regions, and has received tens of thousands of international cases.

Royal Lee’s International Achievements and Service Capabilities:

International Accreditation and Hard Power: As one of the earliest tertiary cancer specialty hospitals in South China to obtain JCI accreditation, we offer globally advanced treatments including Y-90, proton therapy, nano knife, cryoablation and gene therapy. Our comprehensive treatment for complex and refractory tumors is comparable to leading medical centers in Europe and the US, yet at only one-third to one-half of the cost.

Multilingual Full-Cycle Services: Equipped with dedicated translation teams and simultaneous interpretation equipment for English, Russian, Arabic, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese and other languages, providing 24-hour multilingual online consultation, full-process accompanying diagnosis before, during and after hospitalization, and cultural adaptation services.

Full-Chain Cross-Border Service Closed Loop: Providing one-stop services including visa invitation letters, airport shuttle service, special personnel accompanying customs clearance, domestic and overseas referral, teleconsultation, rehabilitation and residence, and direct payment by international commercial insurance, realizing seamless connection from "cabin door to hospital door and hospital door to home door".

International Cooperation Network: Has co-built international medical centers (such as Indonesia-China Medical Service Center) with top hospitals in Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Malaysia, Thailand and other countries, and opened 48-hour cross-border MDT teleconsultation, two-way referral and joint scientific research channels.

Li Min, Chairman of Guangzhou Royal Lee Cancer Hospital, stated that this conference is an important milestone for the upgrading of the medical and health industry in China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City. Royal Lee will continue to deepen global cooperation, help build an international medical and health demonstration zone, and contribute to the high-quality development of the medical industry in the Greater Bay Area.

II. Establishment of International Medical Strategic Alliance to Build a Global Community of Cooperation

The alliance brings together representatives of well-known domestic and foreign institutions including Guangzhou Royal Lee Cancer Hospital, Frontline Hospital/Nobel Group of Institutions, Rumah Sakit Muhammadiyah Semarang Indonesia, CancerFax, Guangzhou Baiyun International AirportBusiness Travel Service Co., Ltd., PRP Clinic Bangkok, and Gem Flower International Healthcare Co., Ltd. The alliance focuses on in-depth cooperation in multiple directions such as cross-border referral, introduction of drugs and devices, teleconsultation, joint technology development, and talent training. It connects the full-chain services of direct payment by international commercial insurance, visa coordination, airport reception, rehabilitation and residence, and international health and wellness, providing standardized, reliable and one-stop cross-border medical solutions for international patients.

In addition, Guangzhou Royal Lee Cancer Hospital, together with China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City Group and China-Arab States International Multilateral Cooperation Center, signed a strategic alliance to deeply integrate multiple resources and provide one-stop professional diagnosis and treatment services for patients from Arab countries. Meanwhile, it builds an integrated development platform for medical treatment, health, wellness and tourism, completes supporting living services and exclusive health and wellness spaces, and strives to create a new pattern of convenient, integrated and international cross-border medical and health services. Ma Lanying, Vice President of Guangzhou Royal Lee Cancer Hospital and Head of International Medical Affairs, completed the key move. She personally promoted the tripartite signing with China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City Group and China-Arab States International Multilateral Cooperation Center to deeply integrate resources and open a one-stop diagnosis and treatment channel for Arab countries.

In its planning blueprint, it is accelerating the construction of Royal Lee’s integrated "medical care, health, wellness and tourism" platform, reshaping the cross-border medical and health landscape of China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City with a new one-stop and international pattern. Ma Lanying, Vice President of Guangzhou Royal Lee Cancer Hospital, said that the hospital will join hands with China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City Group and China-Arab States International Multilateral Cooperation Center to deeply integrate high-quality resources, deepen complementary advantages, focus on improving the quality of cross-border medical services, and strive to build a preferred destination for overseas medical treatment and health care for people from Arab countries.

Business Upgrade: Building a Full-Chain International Service System of "Medical Care, Health, Wellness and Tourism"

International medical care is not simply "cross-border medical treatment", but a systematic project of technology, services, ecology and trust. China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City plans a high-standard international medical and health industrial park of about 5 square kilometers with six functional zones, and is accelerating the construction of an international industrial ecosystem of world-class medical resources + full-chain services + first-class ecological health and wellness.

Hard Power: A World-Class Oncological Diagnosis and Treatment Highland

Guangzhou Royal Lee Cancer Hospital: JCI accreditation + multilingual services + full-chain cross-border capabilities, leading in South China in terms of the scale and reputation of international patient services. 

Guangzhou Concord Cancer Center:Clinically operating proton therapy system in South China, providing precise radiotherapy for difficult tumors. 

China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City Campus of the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University: "Full beds upon opening" within one year of operation, leading in digestive and gastrointestinal tumor treatment. 

Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center: Leading in robotic surgery, smart medical care and early cancer screening. 

Compared with traditional destinations such as Europe, the United States, Singapore and Thailand, China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City has higher cost performance, more comprehensive services and faster response in the fields of complex and difficult tumors, rare diseases and high-end health and wellness.

Rebecca, Official Representative of Mayo Clinic China, commented highly: "Leading institutions including Royal Lee Cancer Hospital in China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City are fully qualified to serve as benchmark hubs for global cross-border medical services, with extremely promising prospects."

Soft Services: Addressing Pain Points of Cross-Border Medical Treatment, Royal Lee Sets an Industry Benchmark

Simultaneous Access to Global Innovative Drugs: Relying on the "Hong Kong and Macao Medicine and Device Access Scheme", 191 original drugs and more than 50 patented drugs have been introduced, with international new drugs launched simultaneously worldwide.

International Commercial Insurance Direct Payment Network: Royal Lee is connected to more than 40 international commercial insurances for one-stop settlement, covering mainstream insurance systems in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. 

Multilingual Full-Process Accompaniment: Royal Lee Multilingual Team + 24-hour online service + full-process accompanying diagnosis + cultural adaptation, solving language, cultural and communication barriers, making patients "feel at ease as if receiving treatment in their own country". 

15-Minute Living Circle + International Health and Wellness Community: Equipped with "Second Neighborhood" health and wellness living rooms, international apartments and diverse catering, creating a home-like medical experience.

Staff of the International Medical Center of Royal Lee  delivered a multilingual poetry recital, profoundly interpreting the service philosophy of putting patients first and safeguarding health across all borders.

Industry + Ecology: Full-Chain Support with Profound International Heritage

Industrial Cluster: Leading enterprises such as BeiGene, Akeso Biologics and Thermo Fisher gather, with a full-chain layout of cell therapy, gene therapy and high-end devices, leading the world in cutting-edge technology transformation efficiency.

Ecological Health and Wellness: Jingxia Village, Kowloon Lake, pastoral CBD greenways, deep integration of livable mountains and rivers + medical and health care, providing a preferred destination for high-end rehabilitation, chronic disease management and health residence for international patients.

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Since 2026, medical delegations and patients from Russia, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia and other countries have continued to visit, and services such as minimally invasive tumor surgery, proton therapy and rare disease diagnosis and treatment have been widely praised. Chinese medical care is winning global trust through China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City and Royal Lee.

One World, One Care.Health knows no borders, care connects the world.With an open and inclusive vision and an innovative and enterprising attitude, we are sailing into the blue ocean of international medical and health care, continuously building a new benchmark for opening-up in the Greater Bay Area and a new highland for global medical cooperation.