China v USA

BGI Group, a Chinese gene company, is collecting genetic data through prenatal tests from women in more than 50 countries for research on the traits of populations, raising concern that such a large DNA database could give China a technological advantage and the strategic edge to dominate global pharmaceuticals, according to a recent news report. … Read more

American taxpayers contribute over $150 billion each year to scientific research. Through entities like the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Energy’s National Labs, taxpayers fund innovations that contribute to national security and innovation. America built this successful research enterprise on certain values: reciprocity, integrity, merit-based competition, and transparency. … Read more

Precision medicine approaches to disease treatment considers individual genetic variation and environment and lifestyle factors. The idea is to tailor treatment and prevention plans to an individual patient. The ability to analyze large data sets and predictive capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) are the foundation of modern precision medicine. China’s large population and expanding data … Read more

Xi Jinping has called upon the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to become a world-class military (世界一流军队) by mid-century. Chinese military modernization has been directed towards learning from and targeting the U.S. military, which is seen as a powerful adversary (强敌). In 2015, China’s President Xi Jinping made science and innovation a key element of … Read more

Chinese companies have capitalized on the U.S.’s open capital markets for decades. As the U.S.-China relationship frays, examining Chinese integration in the healthcare and biotech sectors must involve U.S. national security. This table includes Chinese companies listed on the NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange, and NYSE American, the three largest U.S. exchanges. As of October … Read more

China is slowly tightening its grip on one of its most valuable resources: health data. On July 3, China’s National People’s Congress of China published a draft Data Security Law, that represents a shift in the country’s data strategy. According to the National Information Center, China will pursue “asymmetric advantages in this new round of … Read more

Recent face offs at the Sino-Indian border are part of a long-term, low-grade military conflict over a border dispute. What’s different this time is India’s response. Rather than escalate militarily, the Indian government chose to express its sovereignty by banning Chinese apps from India. This is an economic response, and one remedy that is not … Read more

The U.S. government is concerned that domestic personal and health data are at risk for improper or illegal acquisition by the Chinese government and companies related to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to reports by the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Such risks rise to the national security level because China’s access … Read more

According to a report by the World Bank, China is well advanced in building a national innovation system (NIS) capable of supplying the innovation and technologies needed for a growing economy that is productivity-led. Currently, the country’s NIS focuses on discovering new innovations and accelerating the diffusion of technologies throughout to support a rapidly increasing … Read more

BeiGene was founded nearly ten years ago in China. Today, the company a lot more than a cute-sounding name. It is a commercial-stage, publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative molecularly-targeted and immuno-oncology drugs for the treatment of cancer. The Chinese biotech giant raised $2 billion in a registered direct offering in July. … Read more