70 years in the 20th century, with China announced to the world of research results as an opportunity to acupuncture anesthesia, the international community to rise to an eager to learn and application of acupuncture treatment acupuncture craze, this is a world-wide upsurge of acupuncture. Because the study of acupuncture, Western medical acupuncture gradually eliminating the need for the misunderstanding, some foreigners also had their interest in becoming the application of research and extension, the main force of acupuncture. In the acupuncture process of internationalization, the World Health Organization has played an important role in promoting and guiding,In some countries, such as the establishment of acupuncture Collaborating Center for research and training, supporting and creating the world federation of acupuncture ﹑ development, "the name of the international standard meridian points" "acupuncture clinical research standards" and so on. Now, in the world, more than 140 countries and territories acupuncture health care, the number of people engaged in acupuncture at about 20 - 30 million people.

The second half of the 20th century, acupuncture, the focus is on clinical observation and conclusion of acupuncture indications. And 90 years, the clinical application of acupuncture has been expanded to four areas, namely - meridian diagnosis, acupuncture anesthesia, acupuncture care, acupuncture treatment. Acupuncture treatment of diseases can now be up to 800 species, of which 30% ~ 40% of the treatment effect is remarkable. Including some common diseases, functional diseases, chronic diseases, acute in certain difficult cases with even more support for the efficacy of acupuncture.

Into the 21st century, with fewer side effects of acupuncture health care, consumer and other advantages will be fewer people around the world gradually awareness, legislative recognition and to improve clinical level, the challenge becomes to difficult cases to be resolved. Legislation, due to national recognition and promotion of the United Nations and many countries have established and improved the legal management, and acupuncture practitioners to further standardize the examination and certification; in research, with the acupuncture treatment or secondary disease is also difficult Jian Xian signs, such as small doses of drug acupoint-injection treatment of atrophic gastritis, fire needle treatment of chronic osteomyelitis, tongue acupuncture treatment of cerebral palsy, Parkinson's and Gaucher disease. Thus,
Acupuncture of this great medical disciplines have greater potential worth exploring!