China's bioindustry is galloping towards 500 billion yuan (64.9 billion U.S. dollars) of sales in 2010.The bio-industry, covering bio-pharmacy and bio-agriculture in particular, has the potential to be a leading high-tech industry in China.

The pace of change in the world's bioindustry will be blistering over the coming decade and China should seize its opportunities to expand its bio-sector through innovation and restructuring. More than ten provinces on the mainland have already come up with plans to boost local bioindustry.

The bioindustry chalked up 200 billion yuan (26 billion U.S. dollars) of sales in 2005. The nation's seven designated bioindustrial production bases have grown rapidly, contributing strongly to the country's economic growth

Source:佚名