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According to the Chinese Physicians' Practice Status White Paper released by the Chinese Medical Doctor Association in 2018, half of all health professionals did not feel well respected and 45% of doctors did not want their children to pursue a career in medicine. Each medical student will vow to “strive diligently to eliminate human suffering, enhance human health conditions and uphold the chasteness and honor of medicine” on the first day of medical school. To give a voice to Chinese doctors' predicaments, The Lancet will soon initiate a new editorial project—a Chinese version of our Wakley Prize. Since 1996, The Wakley Prize is awarded annually for the best original essay on any topic of importance to medicine and health, in memory of the founding editor of the journal, Thomas Wakley.