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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...
