"China must increase its oversight of laboratories handling dangerous pathogens, China must increase its oversight of laboratories handling dangerous pathogens, President Xi Jinping has told the Communist Party leadership"
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"Biosecurity is an important part of national security and a force that “affects and can even reshape the world”, Xi told the Politburo, the party’s top policymaking body on Wednesday, according to state news agency"
"It was the Politburo’s first ever group study session specifically focused on biosecurity, highlighting the importance the Chinese leadership has attached to the issue since the onset of the pandemic."
Xi: "It is necessary to actively participate in global biosafety governance, join hands with the international community in responding to..biosafety challenges, and strengthen..biosafety policies, risk assessment, emergency response, information sharing and capacity building."
"China has overhauled its biosecurity norms and regulations since Xi called for the swift introduction of new biosecurity legislation in February 2020, weeks after the outbreak in Wuhan was first detected."
"New legislation was passed last October and Chinese research institutes have been researching shortcomings in the management of biosecurity risks."
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