Chinese Medical Devices Are Giving the CCP Access to Sensitive U.S. Data

The Chinese Communist Party is collecting data on American medical patients through wearable devices and other health-care products manufactured in China, raising concerns among lawmakers that Beijing will use the information to exploit weaknesses in the American health-care system and population.

Chinese companies produce a wide range of medical devices, including products intended for use by health-care professionals and consumer products such as smart watches and other wearable devices. Data from those devices is then collected and stored on company servers in China, where government officials are entitled to access it under Chinese law. Many Americans purchase these Chinese products through taxpayer-funded programs like Medicaid and Medicare.