National Chinese medicine policy

Legal analysis: determination of the overall development goal of traditional Chinese medicine. The Outline was jointly issued by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Health, state administration of traditional chinese medicine and other 16 ministries and commissions, and established the overall goal of innovation and development of traditional Chinese medicine: supporting the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine with scientific and technological innovation, continuously improving the contribution rate of traditional Chinese medicine to China's economic and social development, and consolidating and strengthening China's dominant position in the field of traditional Chinese medicine; Focus on breaking through the key issues of the inheritance of traditional Chinese medicine and the innovation and development of medical life sciences, and strive to become one of the breakthroughs in China's science and technology going global; Promote the complementary advantages and mutual integration of eastern and western medicine, and lay the foundation for the establishment of new medicine with China characteristics; Apply global scientific and technological resources to promote the internationalization of traditional Chinese medicine, carry forward the excellent culture of the Chinese nation and make new contributions to the cause of human health.

Legal basis: Article 4 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Traditional Chinese Medicine People's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate the cause of traditional Chinese medicine into the national economic and social development plan, establish and improve the management system of traditional Chinese medicine, and promote the overall development of traditional Chinese medicine.