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Fears China creating global ‘genetic database’ – Asia Newsday

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There are concerns the information could be used for sinister means, including creating new viruses and using it for surveillance. US intelligence officers have warned China may be collecting genetic data from around the world to create the largest bio-database, which could be used for sinister means, and would also allow it to dominate America’s healthcare system. The report from the National Counterintelligence and Security Center found Chinese companies were offering genetic testing and Covid testing kits, as well as investing in US pharmaceutical companies, with a risk the data could be used for scary means by Beijing. “For example,…

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