British giant has struggled to sell HPV vaccines in China amid stiff competition, but CEO remains upbeat

Pharmaceutical firms to be able to submit certain new medicines simultaneously inside, outside China

Green light shows drug regulator has recognized China’s urgent need for Gardasil 9

Gardasil 9 protects against more strains of sexually transmitted virus that can cause cancer

U.K. drugmaker gets inoculation for key cause of cervical cancer to mainland ahead of Merck, which controlled 94% of market in 2016

Green light comes year after rival GlaxoSmithKline obtained approval of similar product in the country