The deal was inked in Phnom Penh on Jan. 25 between Huang Luqi, Visiting Vice-Commissioner of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (NATCM), and Cambodia's Health Minister, Mam Bunheng, under the presence of Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia, Wang Wentian.

According to the agreement, the NATCM will send the team, mainly comprised of traditional Chinese medicine experts, to carry out medical tasks at the Cambodia-China Friendship Preah Kossamak Hospital in Phnom Penh for one year.

This is China’s first overseas medical assistance team of traditional Chinese medicine. It will offer medical service including traditional Chinese medicine and the combination of western and traditional Chinese medicine. Moreover, it will train qualified medical professionals from Cambodia's Ministry of Health, develop targeted training manual and courses for further education, and provide prevention, treatment and rehabilitation services on common diseases, including COVID-19, for local people. The pact will not only further strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the fight against COVID-19, but also broaden cooperation in traditional medicine field.