By Victoria Pengilley on The World Today
It’s a claim many find hard to believe — China has long been accused of harvesting organs from prisoners to offer up on the transplant market.
Now new research indicates the Chinese government may be systematically falsifying the number of organs it claims it has collected on a voluntary basis.
The study led by the Australian National University analysed official Chinese datasets, and claims Beijing’s reported organ donation numbers simply don’t stack up.
Duration: 3min 42sec
Broadcast: Fri 15 Nov 2019, 12:10pm
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Source: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/worldtoday/china-may-be-falsifying-data-on-voluntary-organ-collection/11707224
Study finds China may be falsifying data on ‘voluntary’ organ collection
By Victoria Pengilley on The World Today
It’s a claim many find hard to believe — China has long been accused of harvesting organs from prisoners to offer up on the transplant market.
Now new research indicates the Chinese government may be systematically falsifying the number of organs it claims it has collected on a voluntary basis.
The study led by the Australian National University analysed official Chinese datasets, and claims Beijing’s reported organ donation numbers simply don’t stack up.
Duration: 3min 42sec
Broadcast: Fri 15 Nov 2019, 12:10pm
More Information
Featured:
Jennifer Zeng is a Falun Gong devotee
Matthew Robertson, PhD candidate
Professor Wendy Rogers, Macquarie University
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/worldtoday/china-may-be-falsifying-data-on-voluntary-organ-collection/11707224