July 13, 2021 BGI has published research papers with military-linked research organisations, including the PLA General Hospital and Southwest Hospital of The Third Military Medical University. Reuters BGI, a leading Chinese genetics company, has denied a report that it collected and shared the private data of pregnant women with China's military and pledged to continue its overseas business push. The denial came after a Reuters report last week that BGI developed its non-invasive prenatal (NIPT) tests, branded as NIFTY, in collaboration with the People's Liberation Army. According to the Reuters report, BGI sourced genetic data from pregnant women in other countries and shared the data with China's military to research "improving population quality".