Envoy: TCM window on trade

Drawing further analogies from TCM, Xie emphasized the importance of harmony and balance, akin to the concept of balancing the opposing forces of yin and yang.

"A good traditional Chinese medicine recipe usually combines many different ingredients which reinforce one another and create the best medical effect," he said.

"Likewise, the Earth is big enough to accommodate both China and the US. We should pursue peaceful coexistence rather than collide head-on and help each other succeed, rather than get caught in a lose-lose scenario."

Xie highlighted TCM's role in fostering people-to-people exchanges, mentioning acupuncture demonstrations during Nixon's 1972 visit to China and a viral livestream of an American YouTuber who experienced headache relief in three minutes after pulse diagnosis and acupuncture.

Xie also said acupuncture is legally recognized in 47 US states and in Washington DC. Also, a growing number of Americans are becoming fans of taijiquan, baduanjin and other traditional Chinese exercises.

Tai chi, or taijiquan, in its Chinese name, was placed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list. It is a traditional physical practice characterized by relaxed, circular movements synchronized with breath regulation and cultivating a righteous and neutral mind.