WHAT’S AT STAKE AS BEIJING BEATS GLOBAL PEERS WITH FIRST APPROVAL OF NOVEL THERAPY
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China’s drug regulator has for the first time approved a novel, globally trialled medicine ahead of authorities in the United States, Japan and Europe, marking a “historic breakthrough” as the country doubles down on… The drug was filed for market approval in multiple countries, and “China was the first in the world to approve it”, Xu Xiaoqiang, head of chemical drugs registration at the National Medical Products Administration…
According to News - South China Morning Post, China’s drug regulator has for the first time approved a novel, globally trialled medicine ahead of authorities in the United States, Japan and Europe, marking a “historic breakthrough” as the country doubles down on…
The available RSS description adds: The drug was filed for market approval in multiple countries, and “China was the first in the world to approve it”, Xu Xiaoqiang, head of chemical drugs registration at the National Medical Products Administration…
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- News - South China Morning Post: China’s drug regulator has for the first time approved a novel, globally trialled medicine ahead of authorities in the United States, Japan and Europe, marking a “historic breakthrough” as the country doubles down on…
- News - South China Morning Post: The drug was filed for market approval in multiple countries, and “China was the first in the world to approve it”, Xu Xiaoqiang, head of chemical drugs registration at the National Medical Products Administration…
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- 22/07/2026, 00:00 PRIMARY FEED WHAT’S AT STAKE AS BEIJING BEATS GLOBAL PEERS WITH FIRST APPROVAL OF NOVEL THERAPY (News - South China Morning Post • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
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