Wuhan Whistleblower Flees China to US After Terrifying Experience

Qing Tao, a COVID outbreak whistleblower from Wuhan, China, speaks to The Epoch Times in Los Angeles about her experience of police interrogation during the 2019/2020 Wuhan outbreak on Feb. 17, 2023. Shawn Ma/The Epoch Times

A police summons changed Qing Tao’s life forever: She had unknowingly blown the whistle on the initial outbreak of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus (also known as COVID-19, or the Wuhan virus) in the outbreak’s epicenter of Wuhan, China. Her innocent text messages warning family and friends about the risks associated with going to the hospital there brought her police interrogation and suppression. Every aspect of her life was affected.

Now residing in Los Angeles, California, Qing Tao told The Epoch Times about the evening three years ago when the police took her away from her home.

A Brewing Storm

On the evening of Jan. 3, 2020, two policemen came and knocked on her door. Her parents had gone out for some exercise, and her husband had taken their child out to play, so Qing Tao felt that she had no choice but to leave with the police, who had arrived at her home with a summons. She had no idea why the police wanted to question her.