# China targets global forefront with 25% of first-in-class drugs by 2030

https://mins.news/en/item/63862

- South China Morning Post, 2026-09-18 08:00 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3367952/how-china-plans-firmly-rank-global-forefront-25-first-class-drugs?utm_source=rss_feed

> China’s new five-year plan for biomedicine aims to make the country a global powerhouse by 2030, with breakthroughs in key technologies and at least a quarter of the world’s first-in-class drugs market. Authorities say China will firmly rank among the global leaders in biopharmaceutical research, development and applications by the end of the decade.

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