"Pharma groups signed partnerships w/🇨🇳biotech start-ups at a record rate last yr despite concerns over IP rights & data security...A record 271 cross-border licensing pships were agreed in '20 bt cos incl #Roche, #Bayer, #AbbVie & #Pfizer & 🇨🇳pharma cos"

https://www.ft.com/content/c2bec4c8-3345-4792-a915-9e906f6d4d64

"Given #China faces a population time bomb, w/plummeting birth rates & a rapidly ageing workforce, Pres Xi & the core leadership—all men—need to come up w/effective policies as they meet in Beijing for the annual legislative sessions"

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3124440/china-wants-more-babies-chinas-women-have-other-plans

"#China’s main stock benchmark entered a correction Mon, on concerns abt liquidity & lofty valuations...CSI 300 Index ⬇️3.5% on Mon, piercing thru its 100-day moving avg...Correction comes just 13 days after gauge closed at its highest level since '07"

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-08/china-s-csi-300-at-lowest-in-2021-as-market-darlings-lose-luster