The General Office of the State Council recently issued the Implementation Plan for the Major Project of Revitalization and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan") to further strengthen the support for the development of traditional Chinese medicine during the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" period and focus on promoting the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine. Adhere to taking people's health as the center, increase investment and carry out institutional and mechanism innovation simultaneously, make overall efforts to focus on solving outstanding problems in key areas and important links, break down the institutional and mechanism obstacles that restrict high-quality development, strive to improve the development conditions of traditional Chinese medicine, give full play to the characteristics and advantages of traditional Chinese medicine, improve the prevention and treatment ability and scientific research level of traditional Chinese medicine, and promote the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine. The Plan clearly defines the basic principles for promoting the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine, that is, enhancing the ability to serve the masses; Follow the rules and give full play to the advantages; Improve quality and balance development; Innovate mechanism and stimulate vitality. The Plan plans to deploy 8 key projects, including the high-quality development project of TCM health services, the collaborative promotion project of TCM and Western medicine, the inheritance, innovation and modernization project of TCM, the training project of TCM characteristic talents (Qihuang Project), the quality improvement and industrial promotion project of TCM, the promotion project of TCM culture, the open development project of TCM, and the national pilot project of TCM comprehensive reform, and 26 construction projects. Through the implementation of the Plan, by 2025, the construction of high-quality and efficient Chinese medicine service system will be accelerated, the level of disease prevention and treatment of Chinese medicine will be significantly improved, the service ability of integrated Chinese and Western medicine will be significantly enhanced, the scientific and technological innovation ability of Chinese medicine will be significantly improved, the high-quality Chinese medicine talent team will be gradually strengthened, the quality of Chinese medicine will be continuously improved, the Chinese medicine culture will be vigorously promoted, and the international influence of Chinese medicine will be further enhanced, The system, mechanism and policy system consistent with the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine have been constantly improved, and the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine has made significant progress. Traditional Chinese medicine has become an important support for comprehensively promoting the construction of a healthy China. The Plan points out that to strengthen the project implementation, the relevant member units of the inter-ministerial joint meeting of the State Council on traditional Chinese medicine should include the implementation of major projects into their key work; Do a good job in fund guarantee and establish a sustainable and stable diversified investment mechanism for the development of traditional Chinese medicine; Strengthen monitoring and evaluation, and carry out dynamic monitoring, mid-term evaluation and summary evaluation of major project implementation; Pay attention to publicity and interpretation, and create a good atmosphere for the whole society to care about and support the development of traditional Chinese medicine. (Xinhua News Agency)