The 2023 Beijing International Forum on Thoracic Surgery and the 7th China-Italy Forum on Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery took place from July 7th to 9th in Beijing, with the participation of prominent Italian experts in the field of thoracic surgery. Professor Piergiorgio Solli from the Policlinico Sant’Orsola in Bologna and Professor Edoardo Mercadante, MD, PhD, from the Pascale Foundation in Naples performed a live surgery at Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University on July 7th. On the congress day of July 8th, the two experts, Prof. Stefano Margaritora from the Gemelli Polyclinic and Prof. Pier Luigi Filosso from the AOU of Modena, presented reports on various topics in thoracic surgery, demonstrating how the Italy-China collaboration and the friendship between the two countries is a deep bond with strong roots. Thanks to all the Italian and Chinese experts for their commitment and high-level contribution.
