Chronic pain typically refers to a persistent pain symptom lasting more than three months. In China, there are over 300 million chronic pain patients, and this number is growing rapidly at an annual rate of 10‒20 million. Pain has now become the third most significant health problem following cardiovascular diseases and cancer, hindering the achievement of the Healthy China strategic goals. Currently, there are numerous issues to be urgently addressed in chronic disease management in China, and it is imperative to make the implementation of a national strategy for chronic pain management an.