Zhao Hongxing, a member of the 11th Chinese medical team to Malta in the Mediterranean Regional Centre for Traditional Chinese Medicine (MRCTCM), conducts the Chinese Acupuncture treatment for a local patient at Gozo General Hospital in Victoria City, Aug 21, 2013. In the year of 2013, China observes the 50th anniversary of the launch of its first overseas medical aid mission. A total of 23,000 medical workers have been sent to 66 countries and regions since 1963, providing services for 270 million people, according to the official statistics.[Photo/Xinhua]