US Blacklists Chinese Biotech Firms Over Uyghur Surveillance

The Commerce Department restricted trade with the Academy of Military Medical Sciences and 11 of its research institutes over its biotechnology work including "purported brain-control weaponry," a notice said.

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The United States on Thursday put Chinese biotechnology firms on a trade blacklist, accusing them of seeking surveillance on the Uyghur minority.

The Commerce Department restricted trade with the Academy of Military Medical Sciences and 11 of its research institutes over its biotechnology work including "purported brain-control weaponry," a notice said.

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