A farmer in Liaocheng, Shandong province, undergoes medical checkup via the internet at her home on May 12, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

He Chao, senior vice-president of We Doctor, with a registered customer base of 165 million, valued at $3 billion, confirmed that the We Doctor Group, which started as an online platform for registration to replace lining up at hospitals, and evolved into an internet hospital platform, aimed to open 100 primary care center nationwide.

"We are not only creating good-quality medical services, but extends these services to more people," He said.

"The We Doctor Primary Care Center, leveraging on many years' effort to connect patients online and doctors offline, as well as many years' efforts in building its connection with hospitals, will change the whole medical service system and bring benefits to the new emerging middle class."