If our country claims to be the second best in the world in terms of mobilization capacity, no one dares to claim to be the best.

As a result, the Ministry of Health issued an order to distribute 5,000 patient information sets. Some people followed up by phone, while others went to major enterprises and institutions in person to look for patients.

Minister Li ordered that the information of every patient must be verified, without leaving any behind. Even if the patient died, the family members must be met.

Fortunately, it is not popular to seek medical treatment across provinces these days. These 5,000 tuberculosis patients are all within the capital area, and they are all workers or cadres. They have names and units, so they are very easy to find.

A week later, Minister Li got the final conclusion: all 5,000 medical records were authentic.

On her desk, there was a conclusion from the Pharmaceutical University, which stated that the "Tuberculosis Pills" contained unknown chemical ingredients, but were not toxic, and that it could be ruled out that they were sabotaged by enemy agents.

Minister Li could no longer conceal her smile and was so happy that she slammed the table. This greatest political achievement fell into her hands.

"Xiaofang, call an emergency meeting immediately and call Shen Guoming and Lin Sanqi from the Chinese Medicine Hospital."

Although it was freezing outside, the atmosphere in the Ministry of Health's meeting room was extremely warm, with smiles on everyone's faces.

After Minister Li came in, he saw Shen Guoming and Lin Sanqi sitting at the end and waved:

"Come on, come on, the two heroes, come sit in the front today."

Dean Shen was still a little hesitant, but Lin Sanqi stood up: "Uncle Shen, what are you afraid of? Now it's our turn to be glorious."

There was a burst of warm applause in the conference room, and Deputy Minister Zhang also advised:

"Don't be shy. Today we're discussing how to announce to the world that tuberculosis has been conquered. I'd like to hear your opinions."

Minister Li also smiled and said, "Yes, you two are heroes and experts. Tell us what you think."

After Lin Sanqi sat down, the first thing he thought of was publishing the paper.

"Leaders, we currently have five papers on tuberculosis. My idea is to submit them to a reputable international medical journal. Once the papers are published, it will represent mainstream international medical recognition that we have conquered tuberculosis."

Vice Minister Zhang shook his head unexpectedly:

"Xiao Lin, your approach is correct, and you're following the academic path. But you also know the current situation in our country. Although your papers are good, I'm afraid they won't be published, and they might even be plagiarized."

Lin Sanqi was a little puzzled: "Minister Zhang, why are you so sure our paper can't be published?"

Whether the paper can be published is very important to Lin Sanqi, because it is not only a question of whether it has been recognized by the international mainstream medical community, but also involves issues of intellectual property rights and patent rights.

Minister Li said with a smile:

"What else could it be? It's the imperialist blockade against us. As long as your paper doesn't have a red background, it wouldn't be difficult to publish. What a pity..."

Lin Sanqi was stunned: "This is a medical paper. How can it be related to ideology?"

The senior officials from the Ministry of Health in the conference room nodded one by one, and one of them said:

"Even if you submit your work, if someone takes a liking to it, that's fine. They might even secretly praise it. But the worst thing is that they don't even look at it and just throw it in the trash."

"That's right, you young people don't understand. Do you think they are truly selfless, impartial, and impartial? You have to look at who's supporting them."

"It's understandable that you have to listen to whoever you eat the food from!"

There was a lot of discussion in the conference room. Lin Sanqi finally understood. This is just like the Nobel Prize. It doesn't mean that you can win the award just because you have made outstanding achievements. People look at which camp you belong to.

You are in my camp, and the US president who started the war can win the Nobel Peace Prize.

You are not in my camp. Sorry, you were directly passed in the initial screening stage, no matter how great your achievements are.

It's just like when the Russians started fighting, Switzerland, which claimed to be a permanently neutral country, immediately jumped up and confiscated Russian assets. Switzerland was established just to stand on the side of a certain camp.

What a double standard.

After realizing this, Lin Sanqi felt a little discouraged:

"What should we do then? If the paper can't be published, we won't be able to prove that we have mastered the method to conquer tuberculosis, and the international medical community won't recognize it.

It's fine if they don't admit it, but I'm afraid they'll plagiarize and claim to be the first to conquer tuberculosis, and then all our hard work will be in vain."

Everyone in the room fell silent. They felt very frustrated when they thought that the things they had developed with great difficulty were not recognized by the outside world.

Dean Shen said at this time:

"There is a solution, but it requires some flexibility between the ministry and the central government."

Minister Li instantly perked up: "Oh, what's the solution? Tell me."

Dean Shen asked, "If our country were to declare that it had conquered tuberculosis, what approach would it take?"

Minister Li was confused: "Usually, major news like this is announced to the world through Xinhua News Agency."

Dean Shen tapped his fingers on the table:

"That's right. When we announce the news, we will publish the full text of these five papers, not only in the Xinhua News Agency's press release, but also in the Renzhi Daily.

Comrade Lin Sanqi was afraid that his paper would be plagiarized and then published first in a rogue manner. Since they won't allow us to speak out, we will speak out in our own way and announce it to the world.

In addition, our WHO staff also mobilized, taking our paper manuscript to visit health officials in various countries. These officials are all professional medical students and will definitely take it back for study.

By doing this two-pronged approach, we are declaring our sovereignty to the world, letting everyone know that China was the first to conquer tuberculosis and the first to declare a cure, and we have the paper to prove it.

Minister Li and Lin Sanqi's eyes lit up when they heard this:

"Yes, this is a good idea. Even if there are intellectual property disputes in the future, we have a written record first, and no one can take away our contribution."

"Yes, I will report this to the central government immediately and publish it through our own media as soon as possible!"

At this time, Vice Minister Zhang reminded:

"No, no, no, there is another problem. I think it is inappropriate to announce it in the name of a Chinese medicine hospital. In the mainstream Western medical circle, Chinese medicine is regarded as a complementary medicine, and even has the same status as witch doctors.

If we announce it in the name of a traditional Chinese medicine hospital, there will be a lot of doubts. Moreover, we already know that it is Western medicine that really works.

Again, since we want to integrate into the mainstream medical community, we should play by the internationally accepted rules of the game."

Dean Shen was a little anxious: "Director Zhang, why is the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital not suitable? This is indeed a new treatment developed by our Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital."

Deputy Minister Zhang asked with a smile:

"Old Shen, let me ask you, does Traditional Chinese Medicine have X-rays? Does it have sputum culture? Does it have something like tuberculosis? Does it have chemically synthesized drugs like rifampicin?"

Dean Shen understood and shook his head dejectedly.

"Right, for this tuberculosis project, all medical records are based on Western medicine. Whether it's the wording or the English version, they are all standard Western medicine models. That's one point.

Another point is that none of the examination methods reflect the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine, such as the X-rays, the full biochemical test, the sputum culture, and finally the medication. To put it bluntly, Lin Sanqi is just a layer of traditional Chinese medicine."

Lin Sanqi murmured, "This, this, for liver protection and body conditioning, we still use traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions."

Vice Minister Zhang knew he still had to explain himself clearly:

"Old Shen, Xiao Lin, please don't misunderstand me. I'm not trying to disparage Chinese medicine. I just hope that our tuberculosis research project won't become irrelevant and won't give others an excuse to use it as an excuse to confuse the issue.

"Learn from the barbarians to defeat them." We should use their institutional standards to conduct our affairs, and then they will have nothing to say. At the same time, it also shows that our country is willing to integrate into mainstream society, rather than being isolated from international rules.

Minister Li was thoughtful when he heard this:

"Zhang Bu is right. We have always been seen as the odd one out by the international community. Now Big Brother has betrayed us and is even looking for trouble with us. We must find new friends to prevent Big Brother from recklessly launching a war of aggression.

Our recent breakthrough in tuberculosis, including our previous invention of the 1250 mAh X-ray machine, all followed Western rules of the game. This demonstrates our current leaning towards Western positions, which has great symbolic significance."

Having said that, Minister Li looked at Dean Shen:

"Old Shen, how about making your Changping branch independent and calling it 'Capital Infectious Disease Hospital'? What do you think?" (End of this chapter)