Wuhan Lab Allowed to Destroy ‘Secret Files’ Under Partnership With US National Lab, Agreement Shows

Wuhan Lab Allowed to Destroy ‘Secret Files’ Under Partnership With US National Lab, Agreement Shows
An aerial view shows the P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in China's central Hubei Province on April 17, 2020. HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images
Eva Fu
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The Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) in China has the right to make a partnering U.S. lab wipe all data arising from their collaborative work, a legal document reveals.

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the Wuhan lab and the Galveston National Laboratory at the University of Texas Medical Branch makes it obligatory for each of the two labs to delete “secret files” or materials upon the request of the other party.

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Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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