Yan Ziling Angling Terrace on the Fuchun River in Tonglu.[Photo/Publicity Department of Tonglu County Party Committee]

Huang Yong, director of the International Cooperation Center of the National Development and Reform Commission, said in his speech: "In the next three years, the life sciences and healthcare industry will usher in a stage of rapid development. … In terms of the integration of international healthcare resources, the International Cooperation Center will make great efforts to provide strong support for (the pilot zone) in the next few years.”

According to Fang Yi, secretary of the CPC Tonglu County Committee, in recent years, Tonglu has relied on its good natural environment and rich traditional Chinese medicine culture to seize the opportunity in the age of life sciences and the healthcare industry. Tonglu has identified the health industry as one of its three leading sectors and vigorously developed it in terms of medical devices, biomedicine, life sciences and technology.