Zero Tariff On Anticancer Drugs To China, Will MNCs Sing Hymn?
Executive Summary
Commonly-prescribed medicines, especially imported anticancer drugs, will potentially see zero tariffs in China, although this may be a symbolic sign rather than a substantive move to improve market access for highly-priced products, some say.
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