GE?Medical? Therapeutics Group began expanding its business in China in 1979, establishing its first office in Beijing in 1986, and then in 1991, the Aviator GE? In 1991, GE Healthcare Systems was established in Beijing. In 1991, GE Medical Systems was established in Beijing as GE's first joint venture in China. Currently, GE Healthcare has seven global manufacturing facilities in China. s seven global manufacturing bases in China.