India asked China to expedite clearance for its pharmaceutical companies to gain access to this country's huge market.Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is on a four-day visit to China, met his counterpart Chen Zhu in Beijing and told that the entry of Indian pharmaceuticals to this country's market would also greatly benefit Chinese people as India produces comparatively affordable drugs. According to official sources the two ministers exchanged views on public screening for major illnesses like diabetes and cancer.India has identified pharmaceuticals along with IT as a major area of opportunity to push its exports to China to reduce the growing trade imbalance between the two countries.