Nation to open 20 overseas TCM centers

China plans to open about 20 Traditional Chinese Medicine collaboration centers overseas this year, according to a senior TCM official.

The aim is to open the centers in countries and regions covered by China's Belt and Road Initiative to enable the medical science to benefit more people, the official said.

Wang Xiaopin, director of the International Cooperation Department at the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, made the remarks in an interview with China Daily.