A State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Qiang called for stepped-up protection and management of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) traditional knowledge, coordinated protection and utilization of TCM resources, deeper research into T

2026-09-18

A State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Qiang called for stepped-up protection and management of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) traditional knowledge, coordinated protection and utilization of TCM resources, deeper research into TCM theory, diagnostics and mechanisms, and expanded promotion and application domestically and internationally to raise TCM’s global influence. The meeting gave in-principle approval to draft amendments to 15 laws, including a revision of the Emergency Response Law, and decided to submit the draft to the National People’s Congress Standing Committee for review.