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Next fall, the University of Pennsylvania will host a 10-day crash course in Bioethics in China, which some may argue is an oxymoron. The program will actually take place in Beijing and other cities, and include meetings with academics, policy makers and pharma folks, such as expats who work for large drugmakers. The plan is to not only review some of the hot-button issues – corruption, clinical trials, intellectual property and interactions between physicians and patients – but also delve into cultural differences that shape the way business is done there.