RFA
By Tsewang Ngodup and Tashi Wangchuk for RFA Tibetan
2023.05.11
2023.05.11
UPDATED at 11:33 A.M. EDT on 05-12-2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed concern over the collection of DNA from Tibetans and Uyghurs by Chinese authorities, sparking a vehement reply from Beijing.
Speaking at a Freedom House awards event in Washington on Tuesday, Blinken said access to human genomic data opens up more human rights concerns because advances in biotechnology have enabled genomic surveillance based on DNA, potentially facilitating rights abuses. He is the senior-most U.S. official to raise the issue.