Important speeches and standardization work suggestions from leaders at all levels of the Standardization Branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the China Standardization Association

Important Speeches and Standardization Work Suggestions from Leaders of the Chinese Standardization Association's Traditional Chinese Medicine Standardization Branch

　　

 

Leaders and guests seated on the chairman's platform

 

　　On January 15, the establishment meeting of the Chinese Standardization Association's Traditional Chinese Medicine Standardization Branch was held at Guangxi Building in Beijing. Ji Zhengkun, former director of the State Administration of Standardization and chairman of the Chinese Standardization Association; Wang Yongyan, curator of the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Sun Hua, deputy director of the Agriculture and Food Standards Department of the State Administration of Standardization; Li Yu, director of the Policy, Regulations and Supervision Department of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Wang Xiaopin, director of the International Cooperation Department of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Wang Lian, Party secretary of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences; and Wang Guocheng, secretary-general of the China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, attended the meeting and gave important speeches. More than 300 people participated in the meeting, including Wu Yiling, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; national master TCM practitioners Zhang Daning and Chao Enxiang; national-level senior TCM physicians Li Qiangou, Xue Boshou, Xiao Chengzhao, Sun Shuchun, and Lin Lan; Qian Zhongzhi, chief scientist of the Pharmacopoeia Commission; relevant leaders from the National Standardization Committee and the Chinese Standardization Association; relevant leaders from the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine; and experts, scholars, and enterprise representatives from the field of traditional Chinese medicine.

　　

 

Speech by Academician Wang Yongyan, President of the Chinese Standardization Association's Traditional Chinese Medicine Standardization Branch

 

　　Academician Wang Yongyan pointed out that the establishment of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Standardization Branch has created favorable conditions for the standardization work of traditional Chinese medicine, symbolizing that the standardization construction in the fields of TCM, Chinese materia medica, and integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine has further become formalized, and that it symbolizes seizing opportunities, bringing together strength, and opening a new chapter in the TCM standardization cause. This meeting is a combination of three generations—senior, middle-aged, and young—and is a meeting integrating medical professionals, production, academia, and capital.

　　Academician Wang Yongyan emphasized that standardization construction is fundamental work, a mark of a mature discipline, important work related to the authority and binding force of rule-making, and is multi-faceted, multi-level, and multidisciplinary. It is the result of gradual improvement according to procedures and is an undertaking for the entire industry. Traditional Chinese medicine standardization construction is high-level scientific research work in traditional Chinese medicine disciplines, including traditional Chinese medicine, basic medicine, clinical medicine, Chinese materia medica, integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and pharmacy. It covers four levels: suggestions, norms, guidelines, and standards, from low to high, consistently throughout, forming a most open system. Standardization research can produce the highest level of continuously developing results. Therefore, TCM standardization construction should be strengthened, maintaining both original TCM thinking and advantages, and conforming to international rules.

　　

 

Speech by Wang Lian, Party Secretary of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

 

　　Secretary Wang Lian stressed that under the leadership of Academician Wang Yongyan and a group of veteran experts, China has made significant achievements in TCM standardization construction, and has done a lot of work. The China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences has always regarded TCM standardization research and construction as the basis for its research and academic development. Secretary Wang affirmed the achievements of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences and its subordinate Institute of Basic Medicine in Clinical TCM in TCM standardization construction and research, and put forward guiding opinions on the next steps of the TCM standardization branch.

　　

 

Speech by Wang Guocheng, Secretary-General of the China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine

 

　　Secretary-General Wang Guocheng emphasized that the promulgation of the "Traditional Chinese Medicine Law" signifies that traditional Chinese medicine has moved towards legalized management, and that a standard evaluation system conforming to the development laws of traditional Chinese medicine should be further improved. The establishment of the TCM Standardization Branch is of great significance and will surely powerfully promote the standardization work of the TCM industry to move towards a more in-depth direction.

　　

 

Speech by Wang Xiaopin, Director of the International Cooperation Department of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine

 

　　Director Wang Xiaopin pointed out that international standardization is an important component and a dynamic force of TCM standardization, and has promoted the development of China's standardization undertaking. TCM international standardization is the vanguard of TCM standardization. In recent years, China has made breakthroughs in the field of TCM international standardization. The director hopes that experts will work together to contribute to the promotion of TCM international standardization and TCM standardization.

　　

 

Speech by Li Yu, Director of the Policy, Regulations and Supervision Department of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine

 

　　Director Li Yu pointed out the significance of establishing the TCM Standardization Branch in the new situation of vigorously promoting TCM standardization in the TCM industry, introduced the current situation of TCM standardization construction, and suggested clarifying the work positioning of the TCM Standardization Branch, doing a good job in top-level design, and improving the construction of the TCM Standardization Branch. The director also suggested expanding the team of TCM standardization experts, building a collaborative innovation platform for TCM standardization, and achieving the standardized and orderly development of group standards. The task of TCM standardization is arduous and the responsibility is significant. With the joint efforts of all experts, the TCM standardization work will make greater progress and contribute to the development of the TCM cause.

　　

 

Speech by Sun Hua, Deputy Director of the Agriculture and Food Standards Department of the State Administration of Standardization

 

　　Director Sun Hua pointed out that TCM standardization work is an important field and position of China's standardization work. In recent years, China's TCM standardization work has rapidly risen. The director hopes that through the work, the good development environment and platform can be grasped, and that international and domestic standardization work can be effectively done, striving to create a new situation for TCM standardization work.

　　

 

Speech by Ji Zhengkun, Chairman of the Chinese Standardization Association

 

　　Chairman Ji Zhengkun emphasized that standards are a basic element of a nation's core competitiveness, and standardization work has been elevated to the national strategic level. In recent years, China's standardization work has made significant progress, especially during the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, when the standardization cause embarked on a new journey and reached a new level. Traditional Chinese medicine, as a science, has become relatively mature and has a good basis for standard setting. Through standards, the advantages and characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine can be fixed and carried forward, bridging the gap between traditional Chinese medicine and modern science and the trade market, and promoting the traditional Chinese medicine to go global. Standards will become an effective way to promote the modernization and internationalization of traditional Chinese medicine. The chairman hopes that those engaged in TCM standardization will not let down their mission, will be proactive and innovative, will build the branch into an academic highland for TCM standardization, and will give full play to their leading role, leading TCM standardization work towards new glory.

　　

 

Academician Huang Luqi, Vice President and Secretary-General of the Chinese Standardization Association's Traditional Chinese Medicine Standardization Branch, presided over the meeting

 

　　Academician Huang Luqi emphasized that the approval by the Chinese Standardization Association to establish the TCM Standardization Branch has an important role in promoting the integration of standards and TCM and improving China's TCM standardization level. The academician hopes that through the platform of the Chinese Standardization Association's TCM Standardization Branch, more experts in the standardization field and the TCM industry can participate in TCM standardization work; the branch will also strive to create a better academic exchange atmosphere and create better conditions and foundations for standard development, working hand in hand with experts from inside and outside the industry to create a new situation for the TCM standardization cause.

　　The TCM Standardization Branch is headed by Academician Wang Yongyan of the Chinese Academy of Engineering as president, and Academician Huang Luqi, executive vice president of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, as secretary-general. The branch secretariat is located at the Institute of Basic Medicine in Clinical TCM of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences.

　　The Standardization Branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) aims to build a collaborative innovation platform for TCM standardization, promoting the healthy development of TCM standardization. It will play a significant role in understanding industry trends in a timely manner, strengthening TCM exchanges and cooperation with the outside world, improving the market capacity of TCM services, and promoting the promotion and evaluation of TCM standards. The Branch mainly carries out research on the development strategies, planning, guidelines, and policies of TCM standardization; organizes the formulation of TCM basic standards and technical standards, including group standards; builds a dynamic monitoring platform for the implementation effectiveness of TCM standards, conducts process tracking of standard formulation, implementation, evaluation, feedback, and revision, and forms a long-term mechanism for standard evaluation; and organizes TCM standardization personnel training.

　　The Institute of Basic Clinical Medical Sciences of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences is the first research institution in China to conduct research on TCM standards. It is the affiliated unit of the TCM Standardization Office of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the domestic counterpart unit of the International Organization for Standardization/Technical Committee on Traditional Chinese Medicine (ISO/TC 1249). The Institute is responsible for the daily management and research work of the TCM Standardization Branch of the China Standardization Association and the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences TCM Standardization Research Center (in preparation).

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