US Says China Trying To Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Research
A file photo of US President Donald Trump. Trump has accused China of hiding the origins of the virus and not cooperating in efforts to research and fight the disease.US authorities warned Wednesday that Chinese hackers were attempting to steal coronavirus data on treatments and vaccines, adding fuel to Washington’s war with Beijing over the pandemic.
“China’s efforts to target these sectors pose a significant threat to our nation’s response to COVID-19,” they said.But the warning added to the battle between the superpowers over the outbreak that began in China and has killed at least 293,000 worldwide, and more than 83,000 in the United States. In February the US Justice Department indicted four Chinese army personnel suspected of hacking the database of credit rating agency Equifax, giving them the personal data of 145 million Americans.
Also on Monday Li Xiaojiang, a former professor at Emory University in Atlanta, admitted tax fraud in a case focused on his hidden earnings from China, also as a participant in the Thousand Talents program. Many more groups are researching treatments for infected patients. Currently there is no proven therapy.
Government-backed cyber operators in Iran, North Korea, Russia and China have been accused of pumping out false coronavirus news and targeting workers and scientists.
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