According to the university, it has started a new round of studies of TCM development in countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative.

"We will carry out a series of studies on hot topics, such as how TCM can be involved in the construction of an economic corridor in countries and regions taking part in the Belt and Road Initiative, how to exert the soft cultural power of TCM, how to serve the country's national strategy through TCM diplomacy, and how to form the evaluation system of TCM centers," Xu says.

Last year, the university completed the research project on TCM as part of the Belt and Road Initiative with the country's TCM authorities, and it proposed a series of development strategies including how the medical style can be integrated with the internet and how its culture can be further developed.

The university also participated in the drafting of the TCM Belt and Road development plan for the 2016-2020 period.

In early 2016, a TCM international development center was officially established at the university.

The center aims to be a professional think tank that serves the development of TCM culture and promote its integration into the Belt and Road Initiative.