Pfizer, Merck, Eli Lilly, AbbVie and Bristol Myers Squibb are among US drugmakers striking multibillion-dollar deals to source experimental medicines from China, according to a report. The trend signals a shift in pharmaceutical R&D sourcing toward Chinese biotech firms.

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