U.S. widens investment ban to China’s BGI Genomics, drone maker DJI

The U.S Defense Department added more Chinese companies, including drone maker DJI Technology and surveillance equipment maker Zhejiang Dahua Technology, to a blacklist that subjects them to an investment ban for Americans. BGI Genomics Co Ltd, which runs a massive gene databank and has DNA-sequencing contracts worldwide, and CRRC Corp, which makes and sells rail transit gear, were also among the 13 added to the list the Pentagon released on Wednesday. Last year, a Reuters review of scientific papers and company statements found that BGI was using prenatal tests developed in collaboration with the Chinese military to collect genetic data…