CCP May Target US Olympians for DNA Collection, Sen. Cotton Warns

CCP May Target US Olympians for DNA Collection, Sen. Cotton Warns
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) speaks as part of the livestream of the 2020 Republican National Convention on Aug. 27, 2020. Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 RNC/Getty Images
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) warned President Joe Biden on June 14 that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will likely attempt to collect DNA samples from American athletes competing in the 2020 Beijing Olympics.

In a letter (pdf) to the president, Cotton wrote that the CCP considers “DNA collection a vital intelligence-gathering objective” and implored the administration to take precautionary measures to protect the athletes.
Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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