The symposium held from 25th to 26th, March 2019 in Yale Center Beijing provided an open dialogue between representatives of the national competent authorities and industries with respect to regulatory requirements for the authorization of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and traditional herbal medicinal products in China as well as in Europe, aiming at optimizing mutual understanding of the different herbal systems and ideally harmonizing views on similar quality control, clinical research and safety, herbal marketing and regulatory policies.