BEIJING: China has released an implementation plan to further encourage the growth of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) during the 14th 5-year Plan period (2021-2025).
The General Office of the State Council’s plan intends to fully utilize TCM’s benefits, improve its capacity to treat and prevent disease, and advance its scientific study.
Significant projects would be launched under this plan, focusing on fields such as talent training, the high-quality development of TCM health services, innovation, modernization, culture promotion, and its inheritance.
Guided by the plan, China would see TCM become a major pillar for achieving a healthy China by 2025, with improved TCM quality, international influence, and scientific and technological innovation capacity.
The plan also emphasizes establishing a sound and stable mechanism for diversified investment in TCM development and carrying out dynamic monitoring and evaluation of significant projects. APP
