The Cámara Colombiana de la Construcción (CAMACOL), an influential commercial organization in Latin America, recently hosted its first remote branch meeting in Beijing through exhibitions and online interactions.

The event aimed to extend cooperation with the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) industry in the Asia-Pacific region and promote its development in Latin America.

Joe Chi, chairman of CAMACOL, announced a strategic cooperation with China in traditional medicine at the meeting. He said South American countries realized the unique role and excellent curative effect of TCM during the COVID-19 epidemic. Through the CAMACOL chamber of commerce, TCM will promote greater business and scientific cooperation in Latin American countries.

As the next step, representatives of renowned pharmaceutical institutions and food enterprises in Latin America plan to come to China in early November to sign cooperation agreements. China will organize reciprocal visits to Latin American countries by Chinese enterprise representatives and Chinese medicine experts at the end of 2024.

For future cooperation, China will organize teams of professional TCM experts to give lectures, provide free medical consultations, and cooperate with local medical institutions and individuals in various Latin American countries.

China will make full use of digital means to introduce TCM to Latin Americans. For example, there will be online exhibitions on TCM, so that Latin Americans can learn about the history and culture of TCM. Online training courses will also be held.

China will strengthen the oversight of raw material sourcing, production processes, and quality control to ensure that cooperative TCM products meet the needs of the Latin American market, thereby helping promote health and well-being across the region.

Besides, China will establish strategic partnerships with well-known pharmaceutical companies and research institutions in Latin America to jointly promote the R&D, production and sale of TCM products in the Latin American market by sharing resources.

The meeting was organized by Kangentropy (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. and Beijing Guoce Media. Many authoritative institutions in the field, such as the Chinese Association for Research and Advancement of Chinese Medicine, and the UN Institute for Training and Research Prosperity Alliance interacted with CAMACOL online.

Digital connectivity is promoting in-depth medical exchanges and integration between Chinese and other cultures.