Posted on 08/10/2021 4:14:43 AM PDT by Kaslin
The Summer Games in Japan, which organizers and the world had hoped would mark a milestone toward the end of the sixteen-month-long global shutdown, unfortunately fell prey to the COVID-19 virus. In Tokyo, the delta variant has impacted how the Olympics have been staged and can only lead to speculation on how the upcoming Winter Games might play out. One thing is certain: testing and more testing of athletes will undoubtedly remain a greater part of any participation in future sporting events.
Fast-forward to the XXIV Winter Olympics, to be held in Beijing in February. There's talk that under the guise of widespread COVID-19 testing, the People's Republic of China will have carte blanche access to the collection of DNA samples from the world's highest-ranked athletes. A sufficient amount of genetic material is readily available from each PCR swab test collected from an individual. This massive data sweep will allow the Chinese government to embark upon an extensive analysis of the samples, enabling it to configure the information toward applications of its own design.
In a recent episode of CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor, when asked about the plausibility of China stealing DNA, co-host Gordon Chang — @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill — stated, "It's been going on for quite some time. China, through various means, has been collecting DNA. So if you wanted to find the largest collection of DNA profiles of Americans, it's not in America. It's actually in China. Especially after China bought Complete Genomics in 2013. And at the same time, while it's hoovering up our DNA, it's preventing the transfer of DNA profiles of the Chinese out of China."
Located in San Jose, CA, Complete Genomics describes itself on its website as a leader in accurate, whole human genomic sequencing.
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Then it's a good thing they're hosting the winter games. <.sarcasm>
For a second I thought this might have been a 2007 article.
Change the name from American Thinker to American Tinfoil.
Uh...
China can’t get this info already?
It would make it much easier for them to spread the next pandemic though. So there is that.
I disagree. LA/Hollywood are ideal for hosting the Oscars. Similarly, having the CCP host the woke crapstorm that is the Olympics is great.
Olympics is now 30% actual sports, the balance is color (ie., poor me, I come from poor family, give me gold) and adverts. Keep it.
Forget it, he’s rolling!
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