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The launching ceremony of the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services Chinese Medicine Theme Day and the 7th Overseas Chinese Medicine Conference were held in Beijing a few days ago. It is reported that traditional Chinese medicine is a national health industry with completely independent intellectual property rights and great potential for original innovation in my country. The Chinese government actively promotes the high-quality development of TCM service trade, and has successively released two batches of national TCM service export base lists. With the continuous release of favorable policies, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the trade in traditional Chinese medicine services will open up a broader space for development.

The advantages of traditional Chinese medicine service trade are obvious

"With the development of modern information technology, the trend of servitization of trade in goods and digitization of trade in services is obvious. Trade in services has become an important force in promoting world economic growth, and trade in traditional Chinese medicine, as an important part of my country's characteristic service trade, has great comparative advantages. Obviously." Zhu Guangyao, deputy director of the Department of Trade in Services and Commercial Services of the Ministry of Commerce, said at the meeting.

According to the data released by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, traditional Chinese medicine has established official contacts with 169 countries and regions.

Huang Luqi, deputy director of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, president of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, pointed out that since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine and the combined use of traditional Chinese and Western medicine have become a highlight of China's epidemic prevention and control plan, as well as the inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese medicine. A lively practice. The World Health Organization's recognition of the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine and the successful experience of treating patients with new coronary pneumonia in Cambodia have created conditions for the improvement of the international recognition of traditional Chinese medicine and the expansion of the international application scope of traditional Chinese medicine services and products.

In recent years, the high-quality development of TCM service trade has been supported by a number of policies. In the "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Promoting the Inheritance, Innovation and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine", "The Implementation Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Promoting the Innovative Development of Foreign Trade" and other documents, in order to vigorously develop traditional Chinese medicine service trade, strengthen the construction of national traditional Chinese medicine service export bases, expand The export of traditional Chinese medicine services all put forward specific requirements.

Wu Zhendou, director of the Department of International Cooperation of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, introduced that in order to encourage the first trial, exert the demonstration effect, and drive the traditional Chinese medicine service trade industry to become bigger and stronger, in 2019, the Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine jointly selected the first batch of 17 national TCM service export bases.

In 2021, the seven departments jointly issued the "Notice on Several Measures to Support the High-quality Development of the National Traditional Chinese Medicine Service Export Base", and proposed 18 specific policy measures. In order to further support the bigger and stronger trade in traditional Chinese medicine services, in February 2022, the Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine jointly selected the second batch of 14 national export bases of traditional Chinese medicine services.

"Beijing is one of the country's first batch of key areas for pilot testing of traditional Chinese medicine service trade, and the policy guarantee system for opening up to the outside world is gradually improving." Zhou Ying, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Health Commission, introduced that Beijing's traditional Chinese medicine service industry has begun to take shape in the expansion and opening up of new formats. And successively launched five batches of 59 traditional Chinese medicine cultural tourism demonstration bases. Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Xiyuan Hospital and Beijing Tongrentang have been identified as national Chinese medicine service export bases, and the number of bases ranks among the top in the country.

New platforms and new formats to open up new opportunities

"Traditional Chinese medicine service trade is a national health industry with completely independent intellectual property rights and great potential for original innovation in my country. Strengthening the organization, guidance, and standardization of traditional Chinese medicine service trade to support the larger and stronger Chinese medicine service trade is conducive to promoting the structure of my country's service trade. Adjustment, building a Chinese service brand, effectively driving employment and economic growth, has a positive role." said Zhu Haidong, deputy director of the International Cooperation Department of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

The construction of a large platform is an important part of boosting the trade in traditional Chinese medicine services. At the meeting, the list of the second batch of national Chinese medicine service export bases was officially announced, and the SCO Traditional Medicine Industry Alliance was announced.

"The two batches of 31 national Chinese medicine service export bases will further play an exemplary role in cultivating high-quality Chinese medicine service trade market players, new formats and new models, and promote the high-quality development of Chinese medicine service trade." Huang Luqi believes.

Meng Dongping, vice president of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Medicines and Health Products, said that as a non-governmental, non-profit, and open international cooperation organization, the alliance will promote closer trade and cooperation among member states in the field of traditional medicine. In particular, continuous investment will be strengthened to promote the convergence of regulations and policies on traditional medicine in each member state, the integration of domestic and foreign markets, and the docking of trade and investment cooperation.

High-level open platforms such as the Service Trade Fair and the China International Import Expo will also create a good international environment for the development of traditional Chinese medicine service trade. It is understood that in recent years, Beijing has successfully held the Service Trade Fair (TCM service sector) and the Overseas Chinese Traditional Chinese Medicine Conference every year, receiving more than 300,000 visitors from nearly 110 countries and regions, with a contracted value of nearly 3 billion yuan.

During this year's Service Trade Fair, the total area of the traditional Chinese medicine service exhibition area covering an area of 2,000 square meters doubled from last year. Promote the "going out" of traditional Chinese medicine services and attract international trade cooperation to "come in". "I hope that through this service trade fair, the high-level achievements of the development of traditional Chinese medicine can be fully displayed, the technological innovation of traditional Chinese medicine can be shared, so that Chinese medicine practitioners at home and abroad can share our scientific and technological education achievements, and the traditional Chinese medicine service trade platform will be broader. It will enrich the cross-border integration of innovative products and service systems, build a new pattern of high-quality development of the traditional Chinese medicine industry, and comprehensively promote the modernization and internationalization of traditional Chinese medicine." Zhou Ying said.

In addition, in Zhu Guangyao's view, with the rapid development of modern information technology, the online application scenarios of traditional Chinese medicine are constantly enriched, and the rapid development of new formats and models such as remote consultation, diagnosis and treatment, and teaching has greatly increased the tradability of traditional Chinese medicine services. . TCM service trade is in a period of opportunity for the development of the digital wave.

Broader market space can be expected

Both focus on the present and take a long-term perspective. A series of policy dividends need to be released continuously, opening up a broader development space for the trade in traditional Chinese medicine services.

In March this year, the General Office of the State Council issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine", proposing to expand the international trade of traditional Chinese medicine. Vigorously develop trade in traditional Chinese medicine services, and build a high-quality national export base of traditional Chinese medicine services. Promote the development of overseas localization of traditional Chinese medicine, and promote industrial cooperation and international trade. Encourage the development of "Internet + Chinese medicine trade". Gradually improve relevant measures for "going out" of traditional Chinese medicine, carry out policy research on overseas markets of traditional Chinese medicine, and help traditional Chinese medicine enterprises "go global".

The "Development Plan for Promoting the High-quality Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine into the Belt and Road Initiative (2021-2025)" issued at the beginning of this year proposes that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China will cooperate with countries that jointly build the "Belt and Road" to build 30 high-tech Quality Chinese Medicine Overseas Center.

Many places are also continuing to make efforts. Recently, the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Commerce and the Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine jointly held a symposium on "Going to the Sea with Chinese Medicine Services". It is reported that Shaanxi has built a platform for the exchange and cooperation of traditional Chinese medicine service trade, jointly explore the new model of “One Belt, One Road” traditional Chinese medicine service trade, build a brand of traditional Chinese medicine service in Shaanxi, and comprehensively enhance the influence, competitiveness and market share of Shaanxi traditional Chinese medicine international trade.

"In the future, we will actively promote the high-quality development of international service trade in traditional Chinese medicine. Establish an international scientific and technological collaborative innovation mechanism and a medical cooperation platform to provide high-quality traditional Chinese medicine service products. Establish a talent dispatching mechanism to cultivate international talents in traditional Chinese medicine service trade. The promotion of international standards of basic traditional Chinese medicine, consolidate the brand of traditional Chinese medicine service trade. Promote academic exchanges and cooperation of traditional Chinese medicine, deepen the promotion of traditional Chinese medicine service trade, strengthen the construction of international platforms, and create a first-class international trade window of traditional Chinese medicine." China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Vice President Li Kun said.