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British pharma giant AstraZeneca to invest $2.5 billion in new China hub

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British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca announced on Friday that it will invest $2.5 billion in a research and development center in Beijing , China .

The investment in Beijing comes as part of a partnership with the city's Municipal Government and the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area Administrative Office .

The new hub is expected to take the company's Beijing workforce to around 1,700 employees.

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