China Planning To Ban Gene Editing Technology Exports

Hindrance To Growing Sector?

Beijing’s latest proposal to ban gene editing is viewed as a direct response to Washington’s tightening grip over the transfer of US technology to China.

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China to ban export of gene-editing technology which once shocked the world • Source: Shutterstock

China’s Ministry of Commerce issued in January its draft catalogue of Banned Technology for Export, in which Beijing added seven new items, including gene editing techniques such as CRISPR.

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