US accuses Chinese tech firms, research institutes of weaponizing biotechnology, creating 'brain-control weaponry.'
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"We cannot allow U.S. commodities, technologies, and software that support medical science and biotechnical innovation to be diverted toward uses contrary to U.S. national security," she added in a statement.A Chinese soldier stands guard at an entrance to the headquarters of the People's Liberation Army in Hong Kong, Oct. 7, 2019.
MORE: China rolls out software surveillance for the COVID-19 pandemic, alarming human rights advocates "Some of these technologies may not be easily contained and could have disastrous second- and third-order consequences on civilian populations. China's seeking to weaponize advanced technologies is putting the whole world at risk of unforeseen and uncontainable consequences," added Ganyard, an ABC News contributor.
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