China will accelerate the establishment and revision of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) standards in order to promote the tradition overseas, a health official said Thursday.

Wang Guoqiang, vice minister of health and director of the State Administration of TCM, said at a national TCM work conference that the Chinese Medical Association has established 195 standards regarding the herbal medcines so far.

Official statistics indicate that the central government spent 3.34 billion yuan ($537.4 million) to support TCM development last year.