Outrage Grows Over CDC Inaction on Chinese Biolab in California

‘If there are other labs that are like this in the United States, we need to find them quickly,’ a Fresno official says.

A secret Chinese biolab in Reedley, Calif., on Feb. 7, 2024. Paulio Shakespeare for The Epoch Times

REEDLEY, Calif.—It was as simple as flipping a switch, but doing so could have had catastrophic consequences.

Jesalyn Harper, a City of Reedley code enforcement officer, had to determine whether to turn off the power to a secret Chinese biolab in California to prevent a fire that inspectors had said was a risk.