Usage and promotion on Chinese medicine in Portuguese-speaking countries

Abstract

As the continuous opening-up and communication have been seen between China and other countries, traditional Chinese medical science and Chinese medicine now have gain popularity in China as well as the surrounding countries. As a window that China's opening-up through, Macau has been serving as a link between China and Portuguese language countries. The Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macau), also known as Forum Macau, since it was established in 2003, has further enhanced the mutual exchange of commerce, culture and technologies. Promoting the industry of Chinese medical science among Portuguese-speaking countries has become one of the priorities of the Forum Macau. With multiple years of collaboration, among the Portuguese-speaking countries, Chinese medical science has gained promotion to some extent, as well as recognition from the government and people. The current study introduced the development of Chinese medical science among Portuguese-speaking countries from aspects such as legislation, cooperation and promotion, medical assistance, and clinical usage.

Keywords: Chinese medical science; Chinese medicine; Macau; Portuguese-speaking countries.