TCM conference draws 1,000 professionals to Shandong province

The vitality of TCM depends on developing TCM with modern scientific technologies. TCM and Western medicine should develop together and complement each other to better serve human health, Chen Zhu, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, and also chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party, said during the opening ceremony held on Saturday.

During the conference, Shandong provincial government and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine signed an agreement to jointly develop Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

The conference was sponsored by the Central Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party, and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.