With the implementation of the national strategy of traditional Chinese medicine（TCM） development

the need for constructing special system on TCM ethics has become increasingly prominent. This paper systematically reviewed the current situation of TCM ethics and summarized the existing problems. To realize the co-development with science and technology innovation and to highlight the specific characteristics of TCM ethics

an efficient and comprehensive platform for TCM ethics review should be constructed

and measures should be taken to promote the international recognition of TCM ethical issues in basic researches; additionally

the development plan of TCM ethics is put forward

such as to formulate ethical standards

to create ethical review system specifically for TCM

to integrate multi-dimensional ethical resources

and to cultivate an interdisciplinary team of ethical talents

all of which are committed to fully promoting the development of TCM ethics in a standardized

orderly and thorough way.