File photo of a researcher preparing medicine at a laboratory in Nanjing University in Nanjing
A researcher prepares medicine at a laboratory in Nanjing University in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, in this April 29, 2011 file photo. China, already a global powerhouse in high-tech areas from solar panels to bullet trains, is turning its industrial might to the challenge of making more of its own drugs for a vast and ageing population. REUTERS/Aly Song/Files