The China-US tech war has finally extended to the realm of biology.
On February 28th, the White House announced that Biden has officially signed the "Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern". This restricts researchers from countries including China from accessing and utilizing US "sensitive data", with personal health data and human genome data being key areas of concern.
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