BEIJING, April 25 ― China is dropping a requirement that a number of key virus treatment products get regulatory approval before export, as long as they are approved in the importing countries, the commerce ministry said on Saturday. China had been stipulating such approval since the end of March...
File photo of people wearing masks as they head to work during morning rush hour, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease, in the central business district in Beijing April 2, 2020. — Reuters pic
China had been stipulating such approval since the end of March after several European countries complained that Chinese-made test kits were inaccurate, in effect hampering many firms’ efforts to supply global efforts against the coronavirus pandemic. “Tonight’s new rule is a revision to ,” said Zhang Shuwen, the CEO of Liming Bio-products, a biotech firm offering coronavirus tests targeting the overseas market. “It’s wrong to have a one-size-fits-all policy...”
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