More than 400 delegates representing the health and pharmaceutical
sector of China and ASEAN member countries attended the 2013
ASEAN-China Summit Forum on Traditional Medicine in Yulin city, China
’s Guangxi province on April 15.
A press release of the ASEAN
Secretariat said participants agreed that with a well acceptance by
people, and as an important component to the national healthcare system
in China and ASEAN countries, traditional medicine is playing a more
and more effective role in maintaining health of their people.
China and ASEAN members are close neighbours and share similar
cultures. In the process of political, economic, and cultural
communication, traditional medicines in China and ASEAN countries
interact by mutual supplement and promotion.
Due to the
establishment of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, and the successful
China-ASEAN Expo and the Business and Investment Summit, exchanges and
cooperation between China-ASEAN countries have been greatly promoted in
the fields of economy, trade, transportation, culture and health-VNA.