Tag: BGI

As Delta Bans TikTok, Experts Warn About Beijing’s Data Grab

July 8, 2023
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Delta Airlines has banned TikTok. Delta employees had until Friday afternoon to remove the app from phones, computers, and other smart devices that connect to company systems. The airline is just the latest entity to restrict TikTok’s use in the United States. Concerns about the Chinese app’s use of American data are finally starting to…

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US Senators Reintroduce ‘Gene Act’ to Protect Americans’ Genetic Data From Chinese Regime

June 12, 2023
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Two Republican senators have reintroduced a bill aimed at protecting the genetic data of Americans in response to the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) collection of such data. BGI Group (BGI), a leading company in the Chinese genomics industry, has been repeatedly accused of extensively collecting the genetic data of Americans. Leading…

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China’s New DNA-Based Bioweapons Target Specific Ethnic Groups, Races | Facts Matter

March 20, 2023
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Over the past three years, a spotlight has been shone on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) biowarfare program. And regardless of whether the coronavirus itself was a part of that program or not, the fact remains that the CCP has a large-scale and very viable biowarfare program in place, of which the Wuhan lab was…

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UK Assessing Risk of Collaborating With China on Research, Minister Says

March 9, 2023
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The UK government is assessing the national security risk of all Sino–British research and innovation links, a minister said on Wednesday. Responding to concerns raised by Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael about national security risks in genomics, particularly in collaborating with Chinese genomics company BGI, science minister George Freeman said MPs are “well aware that we have to…

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US Blacklists 37 Companies, Including China’s BGI, Inspur

March 6, 2023
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The Biden administration on Thursday added 37 companies to a trade, including units of Chinese genetics company BGI and Chinese cloud computing firm Inspur, in a move that promises to further ratchet up tensions with Beijing. The Commerce Department, which oversees export controls, added BGI Research and BGI Tech Solutions (Hongkong), over allegations that the…

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CDC: 10 Percent Chance for Genomic Sequencing of COVID-19 PCR Nasal Swab

February 17, 2022
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In a Feb. 16 Tweet, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that a large percentage of nasal swab PCR tests for COVID-19 were ultimately subjected to genomic sequencing analysis, raising red flags about the genetic privacy of individuals who took such tests. “Do you have signed consent forms for every single DNA…

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Senators Unveil Bipartisan Bill To Protect Americans’ Personal Data From ‘Harmful Actors’ in China, Elsewhere

November 2, 2021
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A bipartisan pair of senators on Tuesday introduced legislation they say will protect Americans’ sensitive personal data from China and elsewhere. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) unveiled the Protecting Sensitive Personal Data Act of 2021 (pdf) which seeks to expand the oversight authority of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States…

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BGI’s Goal: Gather Genetic Data Worldwide to Build a Database for the CCP’s Military (Part 3)

August 23, 2021
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News Analysis This is the third of three articles that introduce readers to the research and mission of BGI Group, China’s leading genome sequencing company with customers around the globe. Its research involves collecting, studying, and altering human and animal genes to facilitate such things as biochemical weapons development and even customizing humans. The media in Great…

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BGI’s Goal (2): Expand Rapidly within China, Help CCP to Control Xinjiang and Tibet

August 17, 2021
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The BGI Annual Report for 2020 says it is committed to promoting China’s globalization efforts and supports the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “One Belt, One Road” strategy. The report shows how BGI expanded its operations across China, opened gene banks and research facilities in Xingjiang and Tibet, and is now serving customers in more than…

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BGI’s Goal: Expand Rapidly within China, Help CCP to Control Xinjiang and Tibet (Part 2)

August 17, 2021
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News Analysis This is the second of three articles that introduce readers to the research and mission of BGI Group, China’s leading genome sequencing company with customers around the globe. Its research involves collecting, studying, and altering human and animal genes to facilitate such things as biochemical weapons development and even customizing humans. The BGI…

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