Sinolytics Radar
Published on: 15. February 2022
Market for medical technology becomes more local
While China is gradually reducing market access barriers in many sectors, it simultaneously increases import restrictions in areas of high strategic importance. Med-Tech is a prominent example: To reduce the high dependency on imports, China’s government emphasizes “import substitution” in the high-end med-tech market through directives such as “buy China” and “indigenous innovation” policies. Aligned with China’s overarching industrial strategy, digitalization is an essential part of innovation policy in med-tech, illustrated by the rapid development of online hospitals and remote diagnosis in China.
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