A bipartisan effort in Congress is underway to address concerns surrounding Chinese biotech firms and their alleged affiliations with the Chinese military. Lawmakers, including top Republicans and Democrats from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, are urging the Biden administration to add seven Chinese biotech companies, including BGI, Innomics, STOmics, and Origincell, to a Pentagon list of firms suspected of working with Beijing's military. The push comes amid allegations that BGI has attempted to circumvent regulatory and political scrutiny by establishing subsidiaries in the US. The targeted companies have denied any affiliation with the Chinese military, sparking a debate on the matter.