Introduction The People's Republic of China is a developing nation with several aid-related activities in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia. It has acquired international goodwill through its provision of financing or loans for infrastructure projects, trade agreements and major economic investments in these countries.1 Within this structure is the Human Resources Development Cooperation Program, sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce, China, from which multiple programmes related to several sectors of the Chinese economy (eg, the health sector) are offered.2 Under the auspices of the Ministry of Commerce, the International Training Course on Clinical Application of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina towards Developing Countries is organised by the International Exchange Center of Shanxi Provincial Health Department in Taiyuan.
First introduced in 1998, the training course is held once or twice a year bringing together health professionals from several developing countries. The programme, which has trained...]]>