White paper on TCM

Jiang Xingguang

(en.nhfpc.gov.cn)

Updated: 2017-01-04

The State Council Information Office issues its first white paper on the development of traditional Chinese medicine in China on December 6, 2016, detailing policies and measures on TCM development and highlighting its unique value in the new era. [Photo by Zhang Yuwei/Xinhua]

Wang Guoqiang, head of the State Administration of TCM, explains the white paper on TCM issued by the State Council Information Office to journalists following a press conference. According the white paper, there are 3,966 TCM hospitals and 42,528 TCM clinics across the country, with roughly 452,000 practitioners. [Photo by Zhang Yuwei/Xinhua]