China Could Use Medical Data to Blackmail Americans, Report Says
- Access to patient information creates potential security risk
- No evidence China has weaponized data: Congressional report
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Chinese investment in the U.S. biotechnology industry presents a risk to national security, potentially giving China’s government access to patient data that could be used to blackmail Americans, according to a report for a Congressional advisory commission.