Traditional Chinese medicine is the treasure of the Chinese nation, and it has unique advantages in many clinical treatment fields. In the treatment of COVID-19, traditional Chinese medicine has played an irreplaceable role, highlighting its clinical advantages. In order to better meet people's health needs, further give play to the characteristics and advantages of traditional Chinese medicine, and promote the innovation and development of traditional Chinese medicine industry, Xu Jingren, a deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of Yangzijiang Pharmaceutical Group, suggested:

We will promote innovation in traditional Chinese medicine, and highlight the development of new drugs with advantages in the clinical value of traditional Chinese medicine. Formulate reasonable measures to encourage enterprises and scientific research institutions to fully tap the clinical advantages of TCM diseases and develop new products with clinical value; Support and encourage enterprises to carry out research on existing products for new indications and new applicable populations, so that existing Chinese medicines can play a prominent role in rapidly responding to the treatment needs of major diseases; To formulate reasonable policies and vigorously support the development of TCM hospital preparations with clinical value advantages, safety and effectiveness; We will vigorously protect traditional Chinese medicine products and techniques.

Xu Jingren said to guide and support the construction of Chinese medicine information and intelligent manufacturing system. Develop research on TCM planting, and improve the informatization level of TCM planting, sowing, harvesting automation, field soil, meteorology, water quality and other management processes; To upgrade the processing equipment of TCM decoction pieces and improve the automation level of equipment; Promote the application of big data analysis technology in the extraction and manufacturing process of traditional Chinese medicine; To carry out research on basic equipment of TCM production and promote the development of TCM intelligent manufacturing.

Implement standardized cultivation of authentic medicinal materials and promote the sustainable and healthy development of traditional Chinese medicine resources. Strengthen planning and guidance, and innovate on the basis of respecting traditional and honest producing areas; Strengthen the management of Chinese medicinal materials seed resources, protect Chinese medicinal materials seed resources; Develop ecological planting, which simulates wild environment cultivation, artificial planting and natural growth, and combines with modern agricultural standardized planting; Vigorously develop and apply various kinds of Chinese herbal medicine agricultural machinery to replace the decreasing agricultural labor force.