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Boston is best in the world at biotech. Beijing wants to do it better

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People crossing at the intersection of Ames and Main Streets. Kendall Square is home to dozens of biotech companies. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
People crossing at the intersection of Ames and Main Streets. Kendall Square is home to dozens of biotech companies. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Amidst growing biotechnology competition between the U.S. and China, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party visited biotech labs in Boston this week.

Massachusetts' U.S. Reps. Seth Moulton and Jake Auchincloss, both members of the committee, join Radio Boston to discuss the visit. Then, Boston Globe reporter Robert Weisman and WBUR political correspondent Anthony Brooks join for analysis.

This segment aired on February 15, 2024.

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