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China
CoordinatorProf. Qiu Guixing
ActivitiesChina Bone and Joint Decade (2002–2011) ceremony took place at the People's Great Hall on October 12, 2002. The ceremony was also attended by Wu Jieping, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress and Dr Henk Bekedam, WHO China representative. Speeches were also given by Cao Zeyi, chairman of the Chinese Medical Association and Prof. Qiu Guixing, president of the Chinese Orthopaedic Association. The official endorsement ceremony was followed by a Bone and Joint Disease Symposium to celebrate the World Arthritis Day with lectures given among others by Prof. Shibi Lu, Prof. Qingming Yang, Prof. Jifang Wang and Prof. Nicolas E. Walsh.
- Address by Huang Jiefu, deputy minister of health.
- Address by Dr Shigeru Omi, WHO Regional Office for Western Pacific, and Dr Henk Bekedam, WHO China representative.

Left to right: Liu Yanfei, science and technology department of the ministry of health; Mr. Peter Wu, Pharmacia & Upjohn (China) Ltd.; Huang Qiongli, MOH Development Center for Medical Science and Technology; Prof. Qiu Guixing, Chinese Orthopaedic Association; Huang Jiefu, ministry of health; Wu Jieping, Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress; Cao Zeyi, Chinese Medical Association; Dr Henk Bekedam, WHO China representative; Prof. Lars Lidgren, Bone and Joint Decade; Dr. Koenraad Bostoen, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Left to right: Huang Jiefu, deputy minister of the Chinese ministry of health; Wu Jieping, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress; Prof. Nicolas E Walsh, member of the BJD International Steering Committee; Cao Zayi, chairman of the Chinese Medical Association; Dr Henk Bekedam, WHO China representative

Left to right: Dr Jian-Sheng Wang; Prof. Lars Lidgren, chairman, BJD International Steering Committee; Prof. Liu Shangli
OrganisationsChinese Association fo Rehabilitation Medicine Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics Orthopaedic Society of Chinese Medical Association Chinese Rheumatology Association Orthopaedic Association, Republic of China
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