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China is becoming a pharmaceutical powerhouse
China’s biotech sector has established a bright future by focusing not on breakthrough cures and treatments, but on speed and efficiency.
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In its quest to dethrone American dominance in biotech, China isn’t necessarily trying to beat America at its own game, says the writer.
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Jacob Dreyer
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Just outside of Shanghai, in the city of Wuxi, China is building its future of medicine – a booming biotechnology hub of factories and laboratories where global pharmaceutical firms can develop and manufacture drugs faster and cheaper than anywhere else.
Amid the Trump administration’s tariffs on China, I figured manufacturing hubs like this one would be racked with anxiety. But when I visited Wuxi in April, government officials insisted that its research hub was flourishing. They were proud to tell me about its superstar labs and companies that are continuing to thrive.
