Is biosecurity a non-traditional security

Biosecurity belongs to non-traditional security.

National biosecurity is a matter of great importance for the survival and development of the state and the nation. Biosecurity belongs to non-traditional security, including new outbreaks of infectious diseases, new biotechnology misuse and fallacy, laboratory biosafety, loss of important national genetic resources and genetic data, biological weapons and bioterrorism threats.

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In recent years, various types of risks triggered by biosecurity have penetrated into various fields, such as economy, politics, culture, society and ecology, and have had a significant impact on the core interests of the country. Globally, the biosecurity situation is characterized by a wide range of negative impacts, long duration, large number of casualties, large economic losses, and great difficulty in prevention and control.

If a country has a biosecurity problem, it will seriously affect the health of its citizens, social order, economic operation, national security and political stability. The global outbreak of the New Crown Pneumonia epidemic has further emphasized the importance of biosecurity.