Correct. The filiform needles used for acupuncture now were actually invented around 90 years ago by a Chinese pediatrician named Cheng Dan’an, who also ended the use of astrology to guide needle placement. 1/ respectfulinsolence.com/2019/08/01/acu…
https://twitter.com/SBMPediatrics/status/1343429009137254400
Then, starting in the late 1940s, Chairman Mao retconned the history of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine in order to sell it first to his people, and then to the world. 2/ sciencebasedmedicine.org/retconning-tra…
It's a process that is still going on today, with the Chinese government promoting traditional Chinese medicine to the world. 3/ sciencebasedmedicine.org/traditional-ch…
In fact, through its influence with @WHO, the Chinese government has managed to codify traditional Chinese medicine diagnoses in the ICD-11, the coding system used all over the world to standardize medical diagnoses. 4/ respectfulinsolence.com/2019/05/29/mao…
Indeed, in China, traditional Chinese medicine IS big pharma, and it's protected by the government, which has been known to persecute critics of TCM quackery being sold. 5/ respectfulinsolence.com/2018/05/08/tan…
Beijing is even considering criminalizing "libel" and "slander" against traditional Chinese medicine. 6/ respectfulinsolence.com/2020/06/03/bei…
The bottom line is that traditional Chinese medicine has a VERY powerful ally. The Chinese government both promotes and defends this quackery. 7/7
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