In a medical feat, Professor Zhang Xu remotely performed robotic prostate surgery on a patient in Beijing while operating from Rome—over 8,000 kilometers away. Using a high-speed 5G connection and advanced surgical robotics, the procedure maintained just 135 milliseconds of latency, ensuring real-time precision. Conducted during a medical conference, the surgery marked the world’s first successful transcontinental telesurgery. A local team in Beijing stood by for support, but the operation proce