The question of what will happen if Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) merges with Western medicine in the field of global healthcare is key to optimizing critical care and combating infectious diseases.
Dr. Liu Qingquan, president of the Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Capital Medical University, shares his vision. He notes that modern technologies, such as ECMO, are capable of sustaining life, while TCM helps restore organ function, facilitates weaning from life support, and combats antibiotic resistance.
In the face of threats like 'Disease X', China's main strength lies in the fusion of TCM and Western medicine to ensure global health security.