Beijing 'trying to harvest NHS health data from British patients to develop bioweapons', experts warn
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China is looking to harvest health data from British patients which could be used to develop bioweapons, experts have warned. MPs along with security and biological specialists have raised the alarm about the growth of Chinese medical technology in Britain’s hospitals.
![[The growing prominence of Chinese medical technology in the NHS and European healthcare has raised concerns about the possibility of large-scale data harvesting (file photo)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/00/93392919-14217957-image-a-73_1734827203125.jpg)
There are fears the hostile state is seeking to ‘weaponise biology’ by capturing sensitive patient data to develop targeted viruses and diseases. The terrifying warning comes as hospitals in Britain are becoming increasingly reliant on critical equipment from China which monitors patient data.
![[Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith warned that Britain is ignoring China’s most sinister threat yet in the rush to sign deals with Chinese firms undercutting their competitors]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/00/93393071-14217957-image-a-74_1734827230975.jpg)
One Shenzhen firm with a UK base in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, has dramatically expanded in Europe and Britain where it employs over 100 staff. Mindray has recently secured contracts with over 600 teaching hospitals across Europe, including over 50 NHS contracts with hospitals all over Britain to supply critical equipment including monitoring, anaesthesia, ventilation, and ultrasound instruments.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited the firm last August in a powerful sign of approval from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). News reports said he encouraged executives to ‘continue working toward the top international level and gain a competitive advantage in the market with their technologies’.
China is looking to harvest health data from British patients in order to develop bioweapons (file photo). In Britain, Mindray has established its own political links and was the only healthcare company invited to a Downing Street reception with David Cameron when he attempted to boost UK-China trade links in 2013.
