The Chinese government has identified genetic data as a national strategic resource — and it's strengthening state control over the country's gene banks.
, have created large databases of genetic and health information from hundreds of thousands of participants, but China's new rules suggest a new level of governmental control on genetic information.
"It’s natural for any state to consider genetic information something strategic. But this is going very far, saying that the state will be the central judge of how we manage this kind of information, both internationally and nationally," Moreau said. The prohibition on transmitting Chinese genetic data abroad and protecting it from abuse by private actors, while ensuring the government has total access and control,"It comes from a philosophy that seems to be quite strong right now in China as viewing genetic resources as a strategic resource. Like 'data is the new oil' — genetic data is one of those things," Moreau said.
Chinese authorities collected blood samples from men across China to create a genetic map of the entire country's male population, an undertaking that the New York TimesIn the northwest region of Xinjiang, Chinese authorities haveChinese genomics giantChina's regulations include standard language on privacy and consent,But the context of China's regulations on genetic information is concerning, Parker said, such as a lack of meaningful consent in instances where people may be afraid...
Privacy in the Chinese government's eyes means privacy from other nonstate actors — not privacy from the government."This text makes it clear that there is no way for an academic group working on genetic data of Chinese ethnic groups to declare that this cannot be accessed by law enforcement,” Moreau said.
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