Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry

    Chinese medicine is a treasure of Chinesemedical products a huge obstacle to access to
civilization, embodied the countless thousands ofWestern markets.
years before people's wisdom and efforts to form aThird, almost no one in China Chinese medicine
unique theoretical system and treatment for people'sproducts in the international market to obtain
health has made tremendous contributions. Now, withintellectual property rights.
the raising the level of science and technology,Great potential contrast with the awkward reality,
people continue to enhance the health needs,reflecting the internationalization of China's medicine
combined with economic and social developmentindustry in a difficult situation. And how to change this
between the countries in the world are growingsituation, is the forum representatives of the parties
closer, Chinese medicine is more and more attention.the focus of discussion.
Thus nurtured and born in the pharmaceutical industryTraditional Chinese Medicine & Health Products
has also been more and more people are good, beImport and Export Chamber of Commerce, vice
regarded as a sunrise industry in the 21st century. So,president of Liu Zhang said of Chinese medicine
in such circumstances, China's TCM industry, but alsoindustry, international and specialized organizations,
on how best to "go out" in the world "stage" to playChamber of Commerce to conduct research that
a more important role? Focusing on this topic not longshould be divided into three levels of progressively
ago by the China Trade Promotion Council, Ministry offorward. The first level is the Chinese medicine
Commerce co-hosted the "Traditional Chineseindustry to the global sales of products and providing
Medicine International Development Forum", from theservices; second level is the Chinese medicine
representatives of the parties to a heated debateindustry in the global allocation of resources; third
and discussion.level is the traditional Chinese medicine as the
Potentialmedicine into the mainstream of the world's
    The rapid development of traditional medicine,pharmaceutical market, Chinese traditional medicine
there are four major reasons, first of all, a higherenterprises and major strategic investments of
level of world civilization on the social, environmental,transnational corporations who co-allocation of
psychological and lifestyle ever produced, leading toresources in the world of Chinese medicine.
the concept of human disease and health has    Deputy Secretary-General of the World
experienced drastic changes, relying on a singleFederation of Chinese Medicine Huang Jian Yin
modern medicine technology has been unable to copebelieves that traditional Chinese medicine includes
with this complex change, so in recent years,both acupuncture also includes traditional Chinese
worldwide are exploring changes in the medical model,medicine Chinese medicine, massage and many other
while the trend of the increasing rise of return toways, so go out for Chinese medicine industry, the
nature, these factors make the international market,model can have two main forms, products trade and
Chinese medicine and the growing influence oftrade in services.
traditional medicine.    He said the World Federation of Chinese
    Secondly, with today's world of rising medicalMedicine in 2007 conducted a survey in the world
costs, the Government has to reduce the burden ofengaged in all kinds of Chinese Medicine and
public welfare spending, are looking to traditionalAcupuncture Chinese medicine services in at least 20
medicines, increasing the importance of plantmillion people, a rough calculation, annual service value
medicine, the Western countries in recent years ofof around 12 billion U.S. dollars. The Chinese medicine
traditional medicine has been a marked improvementexports in 2007 to 1.009 billion yuan, in 2008 to 1.3
in attitudes.billion yuan, the gap is glaring. "As a result, I personally
   think that Chinese medicine Chinese medicine trade in
    Third, the modern high-tech involved in theservices is an important driving force to go out. In
continuous improvement of traditional drugs, goldparticular, in the current international situation, in order
content, products, safe and effective, andto promote trade in services trade of Chinese
controllable guaranteed, greatly enhanced themedicine industry should be going out the best
confidence of national governments and consumers.strategy for development model . "
   Fourth, in recent years due to the further    For the development of Chinese medicine
strengthening of international cultural exchanges,trade in services, Huang Jian Yin further mentioned
Chinese medicine has been gradually accepted by thethat first of all, should make full use of modern
community and welcome. According to incompletescientific and technological innovations, be used in
statistics, the world (including China), is trained inChinese medicine, information consulting services,
Chinese medicine Chinese medicine and massagetele-consultation and other services to enhance the
personnel, including about 4.5 million teachers. "This isscale of trade in services; Secondly, it should make
especially worth mentioning is that, with the EU's"full use of China's relatively inexpensive, high-quality
tradition of Drugs Act, "the promulgation of thelabor resources in Chinese medicine, development of
European market for Chinese medicine, in-depth??Chinese medicine and cultural resources and natural
That occupy 40.5% of the world herbal medicineand cultural resources of Chinese medicine into a
market, big market share, providing a legal basis forgreat power of Chinese medicine services, trading
Chinese medicine industry should re - look at thepower, which is a strategic vision of entrepreneurs to
prospect of Chinese medicine market in Europe andinvest directions;
use it as an opportunity to put the development of    In addition, depending on location, internal
Chinese medicine in Europe to a new level ", Zhi-Linmanagement and other advantages, promoting
Dong stressed.China's own intellectual property rights and brands,
Difficultbusinesses and individuals with strong financial
Despite the huge potential, but for now, China's TCMstrength and marketing of the units and individuals
industry in the international pharmaceutical market"go out", not only for the health of people of the
position is still low. Zhi-Lin Dong mentioned thatworld to contribute, but also to ease the domestic
although China has the world's most abundant naturalpressure on the current employment. "Chinese
medicine resources, production reached 8.5 millionmedicine trade in services is not only the export of
tons, the annual exports of Chinese herbal medicine,medical services and treatment of diseases with
only 3 billion U.S. dollars. Why in the world marketdrugs, but more importantly is that in the output,
share occupied by so few? The main reason for suchdisplay, education, popularize and promote a healthy
aspects:lifestyle and philosophy. This is being more and more
First, state management, input needs to beforeigners The recognition of traditional Chinese
strengthened.medicine and thus cause a more extensive health
2 is a high threshold of technical barriers to become acare needs.