Over the past 10 years, we've seen enormous growth in the Chinese economy, particularly in healthcare. China needs affordable medical technology, and GE Medical Systems has delivered a full line of economical imaging products such as our LightSpeed™ CT/e, which was revolutionary in its combination of features and price.

GE Medical Systems is the first choice because GE is a name known and trusted in China. We are widely recognized as one of the best Western partners in China, partly because we are a local company - we design and manufacture here.

Our future in China is very bright. China today has 16,000 major hospitals, compared with fewer than 6,000 in the U.S. China's hospitals serve only about half of its 1.3 billion people, so the market for medical technology will continue to grow rapidly.

GE Medical Systems has grown more than 50% annually in China, and we're confident about our future. Our strategy is simple: listen to your customers and deliver even more than you commit to.