Posted on Oct 31, 2023
China's spy agency warns about weaponized gene technology
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China's top spy agency has warned about the threat of a genetic weapon targeting a particular race.
The Ministry of State Security (MSS), in a post on WeChat, a domestic social networking app, has said organizations could develop a bioweapon to target individuals from a particular racial background.
The Ministry of State Security (MSS), in a post on WeChat, a domestic social networking app, has said organizations could develop a bioweapon to target individuals from a particular racial background.
China's spy agency warns about weaponized gene technology
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
...""If used by individuals or organizations with ulterior motives, genetic weapons can even be developed to kill targets of a predetermined race, thereby selectively attacking targets with specific racial genes," said the post by the MSS.
In recent months, the ministry has called on Chinese people to inform their public security organizations about any suspicious activities that "threaten national security."
The ministry has alleged that foreign nation-states have been trying to collect human genetic data from China, without naming any specific country. The MSS further warned that genetic weapons pose a greater threat than traditional biological and chemical weapons as they can be easily concealed.
The MSS claimed in the post that an overseas non-government organization (NGO) recruited Chinese nationals to collect "data and information on the distribution of biological species in various places" and made them "upload the collected data through an app." The ministry added that it linked to a nation-state, without clarifying the country's name."...
...""If used by individuals or organizations with ulterior motives, genetic weapons can even be developed to kill targets of a predetermined race, thereby selectively attacking targets with specific racial genes," said the post by the MSS.
In recent months, the ministry has called on Chinese people to inform their public security organizations about any suspicious activities that "threaten national security."
The ministry has alleged that foreign nation-states have been trying to collect human genetic data from China, without naming any specific country. The MSS further warned that genetic weapons pose a greater threat than traditional biological and chemical weapons as they can be easily concealed.
The MSS claimed in the post that an overseas non-government organization (NGO) recruited Chinese nationals to collect "data and information on the distribution of biological species in various places" and made them "upload the collected data through an app." The ministry added that it linked to a nation-state, without clarifying the country's name."...
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