[Letterhead of China Biopharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.] Suite 1601, Building A Jinshan Tower, No. 8 Shan Xi Road Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Fax: 86-25-83205759 May 11, 2006 Mr. John L. Krug Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: China Biopharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") Registration Statement on Form SB-2 File No. 333-132693 Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of the Company, request is hereby made that the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement be accelerated as soon as may be practicable. In connection with our submission of this request, we acknowledge that: o should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; o the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and o the Company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. Very truly yours, China Biopharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. By: /s/ Chris Peng Mao ------------------------------------- Name: Chris Peng Mao Title: Chief Executive Officer