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After this year's „two sessions“, representatives of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies visited Beijing to explore new opportunities. Biomedicine was identified for the first time as a new pillar industry, linked to China's accelerated efforts to build a „Healthy China“ initiative by 2035.
Significant investments, including Eli Lilly's $3 billion plan and AstraZeneca's commitment of approximately $14 billion, underscore the strong attractiveness of the Chinese market for global drugmakers.