The State Council agreed in principle to the “Fifteenth Five-Year Plan for the Revitalization and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine”

The Zhitong Finance App learned that on July 10, the State Council issued an approval on the “15th Five-Year Plan for the Revitalization and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine”. The State Council agreed in principle to the “Fifteenth Five-Year Plan” for the Revitalization and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”). The implementation of the “Plan” should unswervingly follow the path of health and health development with Chinese characteristics, unswervingly implement health and health work policies in the new era, adhere to equal emphasis on traditional Chinese and Western medicine, adhere to integrity and innovation, follow the rules and characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine, improve the mechanism for the inheritance, innovation and development of traditional Chinese medicine, accelerate the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine, promote traditional Chinese medicine to the world, and provide strong support for decisive progress in building a healthy China during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period.

The original text is as follows:

The State Council on “Revitalizing and Developing Traditional Chinese Medicine

Approval of the “Fifteenth Five-Year Plan”

State Letter [2026] No. 71

National Health Commission, National Development and Reform Commission, National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine:

“Request from the National Health Commission and the National Development and Reform Commission to submit the 'Fifteenth Five-Year Plan for the Revitalization and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Draft for Review) '” (National Health Planning Report (2026) No. 52) was received. The current approval is as follows:

1. In principle, I agree with the “Fifteenth Five-Year Plan” for the Revitalization and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”). Please carefully organize and implement it.

2. The implementation of the “Plan” should adhere to Xi Jinping's ideology of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress and the 20th Plenary Session of the CPC, earnestly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important remarks on building a healthy China and the work of traditional Chinese medicine, unswervingly implement the health and health development path of the new era, adhere to equal emphasis on traditional Chinese medicine, adhere to the rules and characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine, improve the traditional Chinese medicine inheritance, innovation and development mechanism, accelerate the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine, and promote the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine The world provided strong support to promote decisive progress in building a healthy China during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period.

3. The people's governments of all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government should take the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine as an important task for the region's economic and social development during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, strengthen organizational leadership, clarify the division of responsibilities, improve working mechanisms, refine implementation measures, and ensure that the goals, tasks, policies and measures of the Plan are implemented. Encourage all regions to use their comparative advantages and innovate measures to revitalize and develop traditional Chinese medicine according to local conditions.

4. In accordance with the division of responsibilities, all relevant departments of the State Council should strengthen coordination and coordination, strengthen work guidance, refine specific support measures, and form policy synergies to promote the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine. Important policies, major projects, and key projects involved in the implementation of the Plan must be submitted for approval in accordance with the procedures. The State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the National Development and Reform Commission should strengthen coordination, strengthen dynamic monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the Plan, and promptly study and resolve problems encountered in the implementation of the Plan. Request instructions and reports on important matters to the Party Central Committee and the State Council in accordance with the procedures in a timely manner.

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July 7, 2026　　　   

(This is a public release)

This article was edited by the Chinese Government Network, Zhitong Finance Editor: Chen Wenfang.