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Nitpick but the capitalisation is important. TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) is not just traditional medicine from China, it was a concerted state effort by
by hnick 7y ago
Nitpick but the capitalisation is important. TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) is not just traditional medicine from China, it was a concerted state effort by Mao to modernise and standardise it, drawing from various local and traditional methods. Notably it was developed to create standard cultural identity and also notably, he did not use it himself.