Introduction
The Belt and Road Alliance for Traditional Chinese Medicine (The Alliance) was proposed by CUHK and initiated by the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Sichuan Province and the Modernized Chinese Medicine International Association. It is a non-profit cooperative organization established in 2023 and formed by uniting traditional medicine institutions across the Belt and Road countries and regions. Currently, the founding members of the Alliance include over 30 provincial-level universities and colleges, as well as 21 renowned enterprises in the field of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).