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‘How Do I Survive?’: Tariffs Threaten U.S. Market for Traditional Chinese Medicine • May 9, 2025, 9:21 AM ET (New York Times)
Pharmacist associations protest ministry in Taipei • Apr. 23, 2025, 5:46 AM ET (Taipei Times)

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Moxibustion
Chinese manuscript showing acupuncture points
A traditional Chinese pharmacy
Acupunture care
Fu Xi
Shennong
Huangdi
Zhang Zhongjing
Cao Cao
Merging modern and traditional medicine in Shanghai
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Wang Shuhe
Chinese physician
Zhang Zhongjing
Zhang Zhongjing
Chinese physician
Li Shizhen
Chinese scholar