摘要
Following the spirit of Central Committee about the Opinions on Promoting the Inheritance, Innovation and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine, professor Kai-Xian Chen, from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, delivered a comprehensive lecture on the development of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and world medicine. The lecture deeply elaborated on five aspects:the characteristics and advantages of TCM, the challenges faced by contemporary medicine, the status and role of TCM in the contemporary era, the inheritance and innovation of TCM, and the cooperation and development of "Belt and Road".