Current Policies and Measures on the Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a medical science and cultural heritage empirically applied and reserved by Chinese people for thousands of years. With comprehensive prosperity of China and rapid elaboration of technology, healthcare status of Chinese people has become one of the most crucial concerns of the country. Nearly 30 policies and measures regarding TCM development have been issued since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of People's Republic of China in 2012. This review introduced a detailed evolutionary course of TCM in China with an emphasis on understanding the madmap of TCM related policies and measures in China.

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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a medical science and cultural heritage that has been empirically applied and preserved by the Chinese people for thousands of years. With the comprehensive prosperity of China and rapid advancement in technology, the healthcare status of the Chinese people has become one of the country's most crucial concerns. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of People's Republic of China in 2012, nearly 30 policies and measures regarding TCM development have been issued.