The U.S. conspiracy to steal genes from Chinese and Arabs is all targeted

Mondo International Updated on 2024-02-06

It is no secret that the United States has stolen the genetic information of Chinese people around the world. Since the 90s of the last century, the United States has obtained genetic information of various ethnic groups in the world, as well as pathogen samples and genetic data, through various means, including control biological laboratories, universities, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other enterprises and cooperation with Chinese companies. These laboratories are located in South-Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Africa and Southeast Asia, ostensibly for scientific research, but in fact to collect genetic information on various ethnic groups in the world, as well as samples and genetic data of various pathogens.

According to security agencies, since 2010, pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer, AbbVie, and Merck have been collecting genetic samples from Chinese people in the name of recruiting volunteers to experience drugs. It is reported that as long as these volunteers prove that their ancestors are purebred Chinese for three generations, they can get travel expenses to go to the United States as volunteers. In addition, the United States has partnered with Chinese companies to obtain genetic information about its own people. A U.S. company once stole blood samples, individual physical examinations and clinical data from about 500,000 people in China by cooperating with Chinese companies.

In addition to playing in person, the United States also works with Chinese companies to obtain genetic information about its people. In 2016, a Chinese pharmaceutical company was found to have tried to smuggle more than 5,000 Chinese biological genetic samples abroad in the name of "dog plasma". However, in order to gain academic reputation, some domestic institutions or individuals ignore the security of Chinese genetic information and publish the data of Chinese genetic maps in foreign authoritative journals, which is used by people with good intentions.

In addition to the negligence of domestic institutions or individuals, the United States has also taken advantage of the celebrity effect of well-known scientists to advocate the disclosure of genetic information, calling on scientific researchers to "take pride in disclosing genomic information", but in fact, in the name of academic exchanges, it secretly collects genetic information of various ethnic groups.

The Chinese population pangene profile** jointly released by 26 domestic research institutions including Fudan University contains a large number of genetic data of Chinese. For the sake of foreign-recognized academic reputations, these domestic institutions and individuals have published research results related to the security of Chinese genetic information in foreign journals before the Ministry of Science and Technology's "Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Regulations on the Management of Human Genetic Resources" takes effect on July 1, 2023. February** Dynamic Incentive Program

The U.S. method of stealing human genes not only threatens the security of China's genetic information, but also violates the Convention on the Prohibition of Biological Organisms. We should be vigilant against the biological threat of the United States and other countries, strengthen international cooperation, and jointly safeguard global biosecurity.

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