Chinese genetics firm BGI said it opposes a US decision to slap export restrictions on some of its units and will keep advocating for “open and inclusive global scientific collaboration.”
(Bloomberg) — Chinese genetics firm BGI said it opposes a US decision to slap export restrictions on some of its units and will keep advocating for “open and inclusive global scientific collaboration.”
The US Commerce Department’s decision “may have been impacted by misinformation and we are willing and able to clarify,” the company said in an emailed statement on Sunday.
No part of BGI Group is state-owned or state-controlled, all of the group’s services and research are for civilian and scientific purposes, and BGI “would never be involved” in human rights abuses, according to the statement.
The Biden administration last week announced export restrictions for dozens of Chinese entities, including some BGI units and server maker Inspur Group, citing activities contrary to US national security and foreign-policy interests.
The move has drawn an angry response from China, with the Ministry of Commerce urging the US to stop “unreasonable suppression” of Chinese firms. The US measure is an act of economic bullying and market distortion, the ministry said.
Inspur, a state-affiliated maker of computer servers that’s benefited from data center construction nationwide, as well as Beijing-based CPU maker Loongson, are two of the notable China additions to the US’s so-called Entity List.
Inspur and Loongson are considered integral to authorities’ effort to replace foreign-made technology and propel domestic innovation.
–With assistance from Luz Ding and Jenny Leonard.
(Updates with BGI statement starting in first paragraph.)
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