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Biomedicine: Geopolitics
Learn about China’s biomedical breakthroughs, from cutting-edge pharmaceuticals to life-saving research, driving global health innovation.
In 2024, China accounted for half of the paper published in the medical field, according to an academic publisher. Photo: Shutterstock
Science

China overtakes US in medical research in science power shift: top publisher

Country is ‘now global leader in scientific publishing and output’, Fred Fenter, chief executive editor of Swiss-based Frontiers, says.

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China-Africa relations

China’s ‘health silk road’ in Africa gets a boost with insulin, pharma projects

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China’s private sector

‘Quantity to quality’: what China’s next 5-year plan means for foreign investors

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Baidu

Baidu-backed drug discovery start-up Biomap challenges Google’s AlphaFold

Biomap expects to double its revenue this year, co-founder and CEO Wei Liu says.

From left to right: HKIC CEO Clara Chan Ka-chai, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po and Biomap CEO Wei Liu at a signing ceremony in June. Photo: Handout
Biomedicine: Companies

Trump’s tariffs on imported drugs ‘not a big concern’ for China’s pharma firms

Chinese drug makers have ‘minimal sales exposure to the US’, Jefferies analysts say.

US-China relations

Opinion | Why US-China health and drugs cooperation must top Trump-Xi agenda

The years-long impasse harms both nations and the world, and the stakes in global health security could not be higher.

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US-China tech war

Chinese 3D biomolecule imaging start-up aims for IPO in 2027

Shuimu BioSciences is the first Chinese company to develop its own cryo-electron microscopy machine, a vital tool in drug discovery.

Allen Guo Chunlong, co-founder and CEO Shuimu BioSciences. Photo: Handout
Banking & finance

Global investment funds are tiptoeing into Hong Kong, aided by HKIC

“Geopolitics is not going away any time soon, but smart money needs to invest in the future,” the Hong Kong Investment Corporation’s CEO Clara Chan says.

China technology

China’s biotech industry is gaining on the US. Can tariffs hold them back?

Pharmaceutical firms in China have grown fast, but geopolitics and a long head start could keep US-based leaders at industry apex - for now.

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US-China trade war

China, US end Stockholm trade talks, diverge on timing of tariff pause extension

After third round of negotiations, China signals consensus is reached while US team says no agreement until President Trump approves.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a press conference about trade talks between China and the USA in Stockholm, Sweden, on Tuesday. Photo: TT News Agency via Reuters
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | How Hong Kong can lead in patient-focused ethical AI healthcare

AI can improve disease detection, surgery accuracy and data management but healthcare professionals can do a lot of good that AI cannot.

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Illustration: Stephen Case
China manufacturing

China approving innovative drugs at record pace, shifting momentum from West

‘If we’re not careful, every drug could be made in China,’ warned former head of US Food and Drug Administration in May.

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Science

China boosts Southeast Asian populations overlooked in Human Genome Project

Before China took a role in the research, fewer than 200 indigenous genomes from MSEA existed in global databases, according to Nature paper.

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Artificial intelligence

XPrize founder Diamandis projects hope for AI, biotech amid US-China tech war

The entrepreneur says biotech should be less contentious than AI, as a breakthrough in Beijing is just as usable in Boston.

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XPrize Foundation founder Peter Diamandis poses at the Four Seasons while attending the UBS Asia Investment Conference on May 28. Photo: Matt Haldane
Biomedicine: Companies

Chinese biotech firm secures Pfizer deal despite trade tensions

Pfizer will produce the drug, which targets lung and colorectal cancers, in the US and take a US$100 million stake in China’s 3SBio.

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3SBio was established in 1993 with an initial focus on interferons, a type of protein that helps the immune system. Photo: Handout
Biomedicine: Companies

Chinese biotech giant sees strong US revenue despite trade tensions

The company, which has been targeted by Washington, saw US revenue jump 28 per cent in the first quarter, compared with 21 per cent globally.

Quantum computing

Chinese quantum computing firm tackles breast cancer screenings, drug design

Hefei-based Origin Quantum has demonstrated its computer’s ability to process medical imaging data ‘exponentially faster’ than classical machines.

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Biomedicine: Companies

Hutchmed weighs cancer drug’s supply-chain options amid trade war

Blood-cancer medicine, manufactured in the US, won conditional approval for sale in mainland China last month.

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Hutchmed aims to expand Tazemetostat’s usage to patients with solid cancers. Photo: Shutterstock
New medical drugs

Trump’s tariffs: will Chinese pharmaceutical industry feel the pain?

With biotech firms caught in the crosshairs of Trump’s tariffs, the levy could prove to be a boon for domestic producers but a bane for exporters.

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Biomedicine: Companies

US report highlights China’s biotech rise, urges action to boost local industry

China is ‘quickly ascending to biotechnology dominance’ and the US must ‘take swift action in the next three years’, the report says.

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US-China relations

US can keep edge over China aviation by staying integrated with it: expert

Testimony in advisory body hearing also heard stark warnings about China’s biotechnology advances.

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A C919 passenger plane of China Commercial Aircraft Corporation performs a flight show at the Singapore Air Show in February 2024. Photo: Xinhua
Science

China’s first counter-sanction on US biotech industry a turning point in tech war

Leading American genomic sequencing firm Illumina says it is evaluating Beijing’s announcement with hope of ‘positive resolution’.

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Leading American genomic sequencing firm Illumina is the first biotech company on China’s unreliable entity list. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

China’s tech push: Shanghai aims to be global medical AI hub by 2027

Despite US export curbs on advanced chips, China’s financial powerhouse is betting big on medical AI.

Science

China-born biologist Wang Cunyu returns from decades in US to head institute

Wang was recognised by Science magazine in 1996 for his work on cancer cell death.

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US-China relations

Opinion | US-China science pact renewal a ray of hope amid techno-nationalism

The pact sustains targeted collaboration, but it also risks reinforcing emerging scientific blocs, potentially reshaping the global research landscape.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
SCMP Highlights

Recap | ‘Promising’ steps to HIV vaccine, Trump tariffs threaten profits: 5 biotech stories

Discover breakthroughs in the biotech world, from a potential HIV cure to China’s booming drug market and innovative coronavirus treatments, in some of our latest stories.

A Hong Kong biotech start-up says its first-phase trial of a therapeutic HIV vaccine has shown promising results. Photo: dpa
Biomedicine: Companies

Chinese biotech firms brace for Trump tariffs, US funding bill

Efforts to expand sales of high-value products in China and non-US markets would cushion the blow, analysts say.

Biomedicine: Policy

Shanghai to back local biopharma firms’ overseas push, regulatory compliance

The initiative aims to generate about US$7 billion from medical product exports by 2027.

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