Sept. 20 — National Medical Products Administration deputy director Yang Sheng
said at a State Council Information Office briefing that during the 15th
Five‑Year Plan period the NMPA will issue opinions to strengthen the drug safety
responsibility framework, advance revisions to the Medical Device Administration
Law and the Regulations on Protection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Varieties,
and fully implement the Drug Administration Law implementing rules and
supporting systems. The agency will roll out a drug and medical‑device standards
upgrade plan, compile a 2030 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia prioritizing
essential medicines, drugs covered by medical insurance and high-risk
formulations, and step up standards research in frontier areas such as
brain‑computer interfaces to drive quality improvements.