🇷🇺|🇨🇳 Titov: China Is Increasing Supplies of High-Quality Medicines to Russia Boris Titov, chairman of the Russian side of the Russian-Chinese Friendship Committee, stated that China is increasing imports to Russia only of those drugs that have passed mandatory certification. According to Titov, Chinese medicines cannot enter the Russian market without permission from the Ministry of Health. The certification process takes years, so it cannot be called simple. He emphasized that all pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements are imported only with approval and in accordance with Russian law. Therefore, there is no reason to fear such shipments. He described potential quality violations as a breach of the law that law enforcement agencies must combat. Earlier, Russia and China announced plans to expand cooperation in a number of strategic areas, including space, shipbuilding, and aviation. However, in the pharmaceutical sector, as it turns out, everything comes down to bureaucracy. Chinese manufacturers, accustomed to a different pace, may simply lose interest in our market, and we—the opportunity to purchase affordable, high-quality medicines. But apparently, safety comes first—or perhaps it’s simply more profitable for someone to keep the market closed. Subscribe to SOBKOR