In his capacity as practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Zhang Boli, 73, has made a long career out of saving lives. The most recent advocacy of Zhang’s chosen field of medicine was heard in the speech he made at an industry development conference on Chinese medicinal herbs produced in Zhejiang, held in the province’s Wuyi County. In his speech he said, “In developing TCM, we need to stick to its theoretical essences as well as absorb advanced technologies and methods from other disciplines.”