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cord-280691-nzc8ir0n	Guo, Sun-Wei	China’s “Gene War of the Century” and Its Aftermath: The Contest Goes On	2013-08-30		.txt	text/plain	12487	563	52	Around 1997, and amid the talks of Hong Kong's upcoming return to China and later the Asian financial crisis, a recurring topic in the Chinese media was the so-called ''gene war of the century'': the lopsided condemnation of foreign scientists coming purportedly to pilfer China's vast genetic resources for a profit. Despite his repeated proclamation as a staunch and unwavering patriot loyal to his beloved motherland and dedicated to the advancement of China's science and technology, he nonetheless later became embroiled in an avalanche of controversies surrounding the ''gene war.'' He effectively became a lightning rod for all the controversy on genetic resources, intellectual rights, informed consent, and the protection of human research subjects. (2) Chinese scientists should immediately grasp the opportunity to find disease genes and patent them; (3) We should educate the people, and raise the awareness and importance of protection of our genetic resources; (4) We welcome all international collaborations based on fairness and mutual benefits; (5) Through various avenues, the Chinese scientists should be vocal about certain views deemed to be harmful to China's genetic research (Xiao et al.	./cache/cord-280691-nzc8ir0n.txt	./txt/cord-280691-nzc8ir0n.txt