@article{fdi:010069629, title = {{M}edical ethics and therapeutic knowledge from {C}hina as contested knowledge in times of globalization}, author = {{M}icollier, {E}velyne}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{F}raming "new ethics" within both {C}hinese and international characteristics has become a pressing issue, while {C}hina’s research and innovation policy encourages a turn towards a knowledge economy and a number of international/{C}hinese corporates delocalize industrial production to poorer countries offering cheaper labor. {P}lural health ideas, practices, and medical sciences are developing within the broader framework of the social and economic transformation of the {C}hinese society. {V}oices from civil society wish also to participate in the debates going on in the official, academic, and media spheres. {O}n one side, ethno-(medical) ethics may be contested by most international development actors who strongly support a universalistic view of ethics; on the other side, local/national knowledge through the voices of a number of lay people’s groups, locally-based and trained experts, and official actors seek ground for recognition. {O}f course, positions taken by all these stakeholders in terms of knowledge production, decision-making, and policy implementation may diverge widely. {T}his paper will unveil a number of issues discussed in the 2000s relative to medical ethics, bioethics, and the {N}ew {H}ealth {R}eform guidelines and implementation. {F}inally, this paper will approach ‘localized’ biomedicine as contested knowledge through a few examples. {M}y study is based on data collected using anthropological methodology and archival research.}, keywords = {{ANTHROPOLOGIE} {DE} {LA} {SANTE} ; {ETHIQUE} ; {MEDECINE} {TRADITIONNELLE} ; {SAVOIR} {FAIRE} ; {CHANGEMENT} {SOCIAL} ; {SAVOIR} {LOCAL} ; {BIOMEDECINE} ; {MONDIALISATION} ; {CHINE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}hiang {M}ai {U}niversity {J}ournal of {S}ocial {S}ciences and {H}umanities}, volume = {2}, numero = {2}, pages = {91--101}, ISSN = {2465-4329}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.12982/cmuj{ASR}.2015.0006}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069629}, }