In 2000 the Chinese government finally opened the traditional medicine sector to foreign investment, and Chi-Med was one of the first in.

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The gap has been filled by graduates of U.S. osteopathic schools (which stress holistic and preventive medicine) and foreign medical schools, including doctors hoping to immigrate to the U.S. and Americans who attend medical programs abroad.

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The gap traditionally has been filled by graduates of U.S. osteopathic schools (which stress holistic and preventive medicine) and foreign medical schools, including doctors hoping to immigrate to the U.S. and Americans who attend medical programs abroad.

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Prior to her dismissal, Ms Dastjerdi said that because of the rise in the foreign exchange rate, there would be an inevitable increase in the price of medicine.

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Hutchison Managing Director Canning Fok liked that idea but also saw an opportunity to get in on sales of traditional Chinese medicine in China, a segment of the pharma business that had not yet opened up to foreign investment.

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