Ambassador: TCM has lessons for trade

The principles of traditional Chinese medicine offer valuable insights into resolving the escalating tariff or trade war between the world's two largest economies, a situation that China will "face fearlessly", says Beijing's top envoy in Washington.

"Emphasizing addressing both the symptoms and root causes and strengthening the foundation while nourishing the source, TCM offers useful references for moving beyond tariff war and trade war," Ambassador Xie Feng said on Saturday at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture Open Day event at the embassy.

Xie likened international trade disputes to health issues that require long-term care, warning that short-term remedies — or prescriptions imposed on others for one's own illness — could worsen the situation.