Original sentence: In 1723, Tong Ren Tang was appointed the sole supplier of medicinal herbs/herbal medicines to the royal court of the Qing Dynasty by Emperor Yongzheng and remained in that position until the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in 1911.In 2004, the company invested 150 million Hong Kong dollars in the construction of a manufacturing plant in Hong Kong.It is also one of the world's largest TCM companies, with products sold in countries all over the world.Nevertheless, a consumer group cited the outcome as evidence of court bias against such suits, stating that the case "topped the list of the 10 worst consumer exploitation cases.On December 14 of 2004, Tongrentang company was subject to a lawsuit brought against it in the Chinese court system, in which Chinese plaintiffs alleged that medicines produced by the company contained an ingredient that had caused their kidney failure.Such a lawsuit would also have been unheard of in China even a few years before.The Beijing No 2 Intermediate People's Court dismissed the case, finding insufficient proof of a connection between the medicines and the injury.Tong Ren Tang to establish overseas plant.Top Chinese medicine maker builds Hong Kong base.Venerable Tong Ren Tang goes global - China Today, June 2005
Edited sentence: In 1723, Tong Ren Tang was appointed the sole supplier of medicinal herbs/herbal medicines to the royal court of the Qing Dynasty by Emperor Yongzheng and has remained in that position till the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in 1911.It is also one of the largest TCM companies on earth, with products sold in countries all over the world