Seated at a console in Tongji Hospital, Ghouse observed real-time, magnified high-definition 3D images transmitted from the operating room through a binocular-style viewer, his hands working a set of controls that wouldn't look out of place in an old arcade. From this position, he guided the arms through the surgery. The robotic arms replicated the doctor's movements inside the patient's body. 5G transmitted the instructions within 200 milliseconds.

The local medical staff stood by in the operating room to take over the surgery in case of emergencies.

The operation was one of the 26 surgeries staged during the 10th Congress of the Chinese Chapter of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. Among them, five surgeries were connected live with foreign counterparts. Surgical experts from Brazil, Georgia, Greece, Uzbekistan, and India delivered remote surgical demonstrations covering hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, urology, and other fields.

Chen Xiaoping, director of the surgery department at Tongji Hospital, is one of the initiators of this innovative model. He stated that a new technological revolution driven by AI, 5G and 6G communications, and robot technology is deeply integrating with the healthcare industry.

This model not only leads the global trend of medical technological transformation but also precisely aligns with the core goals of China's Healthy China 2030 initiative, which focuses on optimizing the distribution of medical resources and promoting the downward flow of high-quality medical resources.