China to increase TCM exports

China has seen a rapid increase in the export of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) products in the past five years and will introduce more favorable policies and measures to help TCM go, said a senior health official.

Wang Guoqiang, vice-minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission and director of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine made the remarks addressing the National TCM Science Conference which opened Sunday in Beijing.

"We are working on plans to further improve the exportation of both TCM products and services under an overall plan to bring the ancient medical science to the rest of the world," he said.

According to Wang, the nation's exports of TCM products valued up to more than $3.13 billion in 2013 and the trend of a rapid increase has been evident.