Guo Tiankang, Vice Chairman of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, attended the opening ceremony of the forum and delivered a speech
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On September 6th, the 6th Belt and Road Forum for Traditional Chinese Medicine Development, as a summit forum of the 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services, was successfully held at the Beijing National Convention Center. The forum was co-hosted by the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality, with the theme: 'Deepening Cooperation of Belt and Road Traditional Chinese Medicine Development and Jointly Creating a Global Community of Health for All'. Officials from Chinese and foreign government departments, representatives from international organizations, academicians from the Academy of Engineering, Nobel laureates, and leaders from the political consultative conferences of 10 provinces including Guangdong, Zhejiang, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Sichuan, Gansu, Hebei, and Henan, alongside diplomats from 20 embassies stationed in China from countries such as South Africa, Israel, Belarus, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cape Verde, Liberia, Sri Lanka, Uruguay, and Cuba, as well as representatives from over 400 enterprises, participated in the event. Guo Tiankang, Vice Chairman of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, attended the opening ceremony of the forum and delivered a speech.
Guo Tiankang, Vice Chairman of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, attended the opening ceremony of the forum and delivered a speech
Respected Commissioner Yu Yanhong, Vice President Li Xikui, guests, Ladies and gentlemen, friends,
Good morning, everyone!
Gansu is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization, a key region of the ancient Silk Road, and a significant origin of traditional Chinese medicine, being one of the main production areas of medicinal materials in China. Gansu has historically contributed to world peace, trade cooperation, and cultural exchange along the ancient Silk Road, and today it remains a golden key to promoting the connectivity of the Belt and Road.
According to historical records, the overseas spread of traditional Chinese medicine via the ancient Silk Road began as early as the Han Dynasty, flourishing during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Traditional Chinese medicine has been rooted in the countries along the ancient Silk Road through trade activities since ancient times and is now becoming a new highlight of the high-quality construction of the Belt and Road, enhancing the health and well-being of people worldwide.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Gansu Province has earnestly implemented the important discourses of President Xi Jinping on traditional Chinese medicine and the decisions and deployments of the Central Committee and the State Council. Seizing the strategic opportunity of the Belt and Road, Gansu has deeply advanced the construction of the national traditional Chinese medicine industry development comprehensive pilot area, striving to transform its locational and resource advantages into developmental advantages, adhering to ‘replacing medicine with culture, medicine with medical treatment, and business with medicine,’ and fully promoting the high-quality development of Gansu's traditional Chinese medicine.
1. Insist on culture leading the way and focus on building the Qi-Huang traditional Chinese medicine brand.
Since 2013, Gansu has established 16 Qi-Huang traditional Chinese medicine centers or colleges in 12 countries, including Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Hungary, Madagascar, and Brazil, vigorously promoting traditional Chinese medicine culture, treating approximately 180,000 patients, training over 200 foreign physicians, and employing over 2,000 professionals in the traditional Chinese medicine industry. The Gansu-Hungary Qi-Huang Traditional Chinese Medicine Center won the ‘Hungarian National Health Special Award’ and the ‘Value and Quality’ award.
2. Deepen exchanges and focus on practical international cooperation.
At the Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo, the International Forum on Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture and Health Industry was set up, receiving high praise from guests from over 30 countries including Egypt. Successfully holding the fourth China (Gansu) Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry Expo, inviting WHO and guests from more than ten countries including Hungary and Belarus, signing traditional Chinese medicine cooperation agreements with more than ten countries, and promoting practical international cooperation.
3. Insist on prioritizing talent and strive to establish a long-term cooperation mechanism.
Compiling international traditional Chinese medicine textbooks, attracting more than 3,000 trainees from Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, France, Brazil, and other countries to Gansu for traditional Chinese medicine training, and enrolling more than 200 international students from 22 countries in Gansu to study traditional Chinese medicine. Currently, there are 121 enrolled students from 18 countries.
4. Insist on integrating medicine and pharmacy, focusing on certification and registration of traditional Chinese medicine products.
Since 2013, Gansu has established cooperative relations in the field of traditional Chinese medicine with more than ten countries, including Moldova, Russia, Hungary, South Korea, and Belarus, with Lanzhou Foci and Deshengtang pharmaceutical companies completing overseas registration of over 240 traditional Chinese medicine products. Lanzhou Foji has exported its products to 31 countries and regions, and has been ranked among the top ten Chinese pCm exporters for many years.
5. Promote sharing and focus on advancing international medical cooperation in traditional Chinese medicine.
Promoting the spirit of international humanitarianism, Gansu has sent 23 medical teams with 687 members to Madagascar, establishing the China-Madagascar Traditional Chinese Medicine Center and Madagascar Traditional Chinese Medicine College. Gansu's medical team members have been awarded national honors by Madagascar for their contributions. One hundred and forty persons were awarded the ‘National Order of Officers’ and ‘Knight of the Order of Merit’. The ‘Gansu formula’ for the new crown epidemic was extended to Belarus, Thailand and Madagascar, winning wide participation and unanimous approval from the community.
Moving forward, Gansu will earnestly implement the spirit of this forum, learn from the good practices and experiences of other provinces, adhere to the principles of consultation, construction, and sharing, promote the high-quality development of traditional Chinese medicine, and contribute to the health and well-being of humanity.
Thank you all!