23rd Int'l Medical Instruments &Equipment Exhibition opens in Beijing

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23rd Int'l Medical Instruments &Equipment Exhibition opens in Beijing - People's Daily Online March 26, 2011

People visit the 23rd International Medical Instruments and Equipment Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, March 25, 2011. The exhibition that opened on Friday attracted 512 exhibitors from over 20 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Zhao Bing)

A woman goes for a try at the 23rd International Medical Instruments and Equipment Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, March 25, 2011. The exhibition that opened on Friday attracted 512 exhibitors from over 20 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Zhao Bing)

People visit the 23rd International Medical Instruments and Equipment Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, March 25, 2011. The exhibition that opened on Friday attracted 512 exhibitors from over 20 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Zhao Bing)

Source: Xinhua

 

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Why do they even have an "exhibition" for these things? What's next? An international exhibition for chopsticks?

 

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Why do they even have an "exhibition" for these things? What's next? An international exhibition for chopsticks?

Medical instruments are extremely high tech and are one of the defining features of an industrialized nation.