Recently, the final of the 8th Greater China Thoracoscopic Elite Surgery Competition were held in Boao, Hainan Province. Dr. Hu Weipeng, a thoracic surgeon from West China Hospital, bulldozed his way to the national championship in the Esophagus Group. This competition attracted 315 contestants from all over the country. After 16 provincial competitions and four regional competitions in Eastern, Southern, Western and Northern China, eight contestants from each group of Lung Lobe, Lung Segment And Esophagus qualified for the final.
Since its launch in 2013, Greater China Elite Thoracoscopic Surgery Competition has been adhering to the concept of promoting the standardized development of thoracic surgery. With the expanded scale and enhanced influence, it has attracted more and more thoracic surgeons and is currently one of the most influential thoracoscopic minimally invasive surgery competitions in China.