Enter the dragon – China's journey to the hearing world

Figures & data

Figure 1. Age in years at the time of implant: 2011. Source: Cochlear Ltd (China) Database.

Figure 2. Hearing Screening in China 2012. Source: Liang & Mason (2012).

Figure 3. Process of funding CIs in China. Source: Cochlear China Staff.

Table 1. History of cochlear implantation in China

Date	Event
Pre-2005	Private funding, user pays for CI
2005	Taiwan philanthropist pilots China Program for 200 CI systems
2006	Taiwan philanthropist donates 15 000 CI systems for deaf children
2009	China central government launches 1500 system fund pilot
2010	Provincial governments launch funding program
2011	China central government launches national funding for CI for children to consist of 17 000 systems over 4 years