U.S. officials caution companies about risks of working with Chinese entities in AI and biotech

He pointed to China's largest genomics company, BGI, which purchased the U.S. firm Complete Genomics in 2013. Over the years, BGI has made inroads in American hospitals and health-care institutions, offering inexpensive large-scale DNA sequencing, he said. Providing such services is not illegal, but at the same time, You said, BGI is gaining access to massive amounts of Americans' genetic data.