The Lanzhou Institute of Biological Products applied on December 17, 2025 for a patent concerning the stable and large-scale production of the Yersinia pestis F1 antigen.
On December 17, 2025, China's National Health Commission (NHC) publicly solicited opinions on the Blood Donation Law (Draft Amendment for Public Comment), proposing to raise the upper age limit for blood donation from 55 to 65 and to shorten the minimum interval for whole blood donation from 6 months to 90 days.
The U.S. has sold $11 billion worth of key weapons to Taiwan, with another approximately $14 billion in arms sales approved but not yet completed.