# China’s pharma revolution: from follower to global player

https://mins.news/en/item/52325

- CGTN, 2026-09-09 07:37 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-09/China-s-pharma-revolution-from-follower-to-global-player-1QikHNKiLDy/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> China approved a novel drug for a brain receptor linked to type 1 narcolepsy in July 2026 and made it available domestically first. The article says regulatory reforms, a growing drug pipeline, faster approvals and more international trials are turning China from a market for imported innovations into a major hub for discovering, testing and developing medicines.