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Katrina Xia

Katrina Xia

Singapore

ex-strategy consultant, ex-tech in Singapore, passionate about leveraging biz-tech innovation for social impact - healthcare, education and cultural heritage

If you plan to learn TCM, I recommend to follow Dr. Andy Lee’s content - a top doctor in silicon valley that can bridge modernity and traditional medicine wisdom

If you plan to learn TCM, I recommend to follow Dr. Andy Lee’s content - a top doctor in silicon valley that can bridge modernity and traditional medicine wisdom

Have you ever wondered who Silicon Valley elites turn to for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)? Or who might be able to represent the future of integrative healing—combining deep classical training with modern thinking? I found my answer at recent UN Global Compact Traditional Medicine Forum held in Jakarta, where

If You’re Curious About TCM, Start with Liang Dong - the No.1 Influencer in China TCM Communication Today

If You’re Curious About TCM, Start with Liang Dong - the No.1 Influencer in China TCM Communication Today

If you're standing at the edge of the vast, mysterious world of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and wondering who can help make sense of it all, you're not alone. When I first stepped into this world, I kept asking myself: "Where should I begin? Who

A common dream of top Chinese TCM doctors: making their profession obsolete?

A common dream of top Chinese TCM doctors: making their profession obsolete?

I was skimming through the brochures of several (TCM) training camps when a phrase kept appearing everywhere consistently: “If everyone learns medicine, there would be no need for doctors" “ 人人学医，天下无医。” At first, I dismissed it as poetic branding. But after weeks of research and firsthand conversations with some

If You Read Only One Book to Understand How Chinese Elites Think, Make It This One

If You Read Only One Book to Understand How Chinese Elites Think, Make It This One

In an age of China–U.S. trade tensions and global uncertainty, we’re flooded with reports but starved of deeper understanding. Beneath the headlines lies a deeper question: How does China think about power, leadership, and order? To find answers, look back — not to Marx or Mao, but to

My First Class with a National TCM Master—The Doctor Who Teaches Doctors and Treats Royalty

My First Class with a National TCM Master—The Doctor Who Teaches Doctors and Treats Royalty

For ordinary middle-class people, it’s rare to have the chance to meet a national-level master doctor in person. They’re often too senior, focusing on teaching other physicians or treating high-level government officials and elite patients. But, I am lucky to meet one. I recently attended Traditional Chinese Medicine

A Grand Wisdom in a Small Needle: The Legacy of Acupuncture Legend Shi Xue Min

A Grand Wisdom in a Small Needle: The Legacy of Acupuncture Legend Shi Xue Min

Earlier this month, Dr. Shi Xue Min—one of the world’s most revered acupuncturists—passed away. To many in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), he was not just a pioneer. He was a legend. For me, he was my teacher’s teacher, and in that lineage, his

Can You Change Careers to TCM in Midlife? Why the Path to Becoming a Doctor in China Looks So Different

Can You Change Careers to TCM in Midlife? Why the Path to Becoming a Doctor in China Looks So Different

A few years ago, I met a Swiss lady in her late forties at a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) training camp. She had once worked in corporate HR for a multinational company. Now, she stood beside me in a white coat, practicing pulse diagnosis with quiet focus. “I lost my