[Analysis on development necessity and key points for <i>Technical Specification of Acupuncture- Moxibustion: General Rules of Drafting</i> of international industry organization standard].

This paper analyzes the development necessity of a series of international technical specification of acupuncture-moxibustion from three aspects, the development status of global <i>Technical Specification of Acupuncture-Moxibustion</i>, providing technical support for acupuncture-moxibustion legislation and assisting standardized acupuncture-moxibustion research. The necessity of giving priority to the development of WFAS's <i>Technical Specification of Acupuncture-Moxibustion: General Rules of Drafting</i> (<i>General Rules</i> for short) in the series of standards is discussed from filling the field gap and following the international practice. The key points should be paid attention to in the development process of <i>General Rules</i> are summarized，such as improving practicality based on international perspective, enhancing authority by following international rules, improving international applicability by forming a professional team and ensuring high quality and objective neutrality of the <i>General Rules</i>.