China Net, November 7th (Reporter Li Zhe) Today, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine held a media promotion event for the 2024 World Traditional Medicine Conference. Wu Zhendou, Director of the International Cooperation Department of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, presided over the meeting. Mr. Qin Huaijin, former member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Deputy Leader of the Leading Group and Working Group for the 2024 World Traditional Medicine Conference, Ms. Li Juan, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Department of the National Health Commission, and Mr. Luo Zenggang, Party Secretary and Director of the Beijing Municipal Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, attended the meeting.
Qin Huaijin, Deputy Leader of the Preparation Leading Group and Working Group Leader of the 2024 World Traditional Medicine Conference, introduced that the conference will be held in Beijing, China from December 3rd to 4th this year. Holding the World Traditional Medicine Conference is a concrete action taken by the Chinese government to promote the development of traditional medicine worldwide. Due to differences in culture, theoretical systems, policy environments, resource inputs, and other factors, the development level of traditional medicine varies from country to country. For many years, the World Health Organization has made unremitting efforts to promote the development of traditional medicine. As a major country in traditional medicine, the Chinese government has always strongly supported the World Health Organization in playing an important role in the global development of traditional medicine. The purpose of holding the 2024 World Traditional Medicine Conference is to build a platform for the exchange and cooperation of traditional medicine around the world, promote the exchange, cooperation, and mutual learning of traditional medicine among countries, and achieve the common and balanced development of traditional medicine in various countries around the world.
It is reported that this conference will be jointly hosted by the Beijing Municipal People's Government, the National Health Commission, and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, jointly organized by the World Health Organization, and jointly organized by the Beijing Municipal Health Commission, the Beijing Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the Chaoyang District People's Government of Beijing.
Qin Huaijin introduced the theme of "Diversity, Inheritance, and Innovation: Making Traditional Medicine Benefit the World". The conference will consist of an opening ceremony, a plenary session, a government forum, parallel forums, and a closing ceremony. Subsequently, he also highlighted the highlights of this conference: firstly, the high standards of the organizing unit. The second is that the attendees have a high level and strong representativeness. Thirdly, the agenda covers a wide range of topics. He expressed confidence in organizing a conference of high standards, high standards, and broad international influence.
When answering questions from reporters, Luo Zenggang, Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Beijing Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, mentioned that the advantage of holding the 2024 World Traditional Medicine Conference in Beijing lies in its location, which is the capital. It is more conducive to spreading the latest achievements of traditional Chinese medicine inheritance, innovation and development to all parts of the world, and can also promote the faster globalization of traditional Chinese medicine.
Secondly, resource advantages. Beijing is also the region with the richest resources of traditional Chinese medicine in China, and it also has a group of nationally renowned and technically skilled TCM experts and numerous time-honored enterprises. It not only has a rich historical accumulation, but also represents a symbol of the inheritance, innovation, development and progress of traditional medicine, including TCM.
Thirdly, advantages in international communication. In the "International Communication Center City Index 2024" report released in July this year, Beijing ranked seventh in the world, so it can be said that Beijing's role in global economic development, including important resource allocation, is increasingly prominent.
Fourth, technological innovation advantages. Beijing is also a national center for scientific and technological innovation. Beijing has just released the "Action Plan for Accelerating Collaborative Innovation in Medicine and Health in Beijing (2024-2026)". Beijing will fully leverage the advantages of the science and technology innovation center, and use modern technologies such as biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and blockchain to empower the development of traditional medicine, including traditional Chinese medicine.