Internal Documents Raise Questions on US Grants to China: House Lawmakers

Internal Documents Raise Questions on US Grants to China: House Lawmakers
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) questions Washington Gov. Jay Inslee during a House Energy and Commerce Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 2, 2019. Zach Gibson/Getty Images
Frank Fang
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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), the ranking minority member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and two other Republican representatives are pressing Dr. Anthony Fauci for answers after newly disclosed documents reveal that U.S. money went to China for coronavirus research.

Among the documents, obtained by The Intercept through the Freedom of Information Act, was a previously unpublished grant proposal titled “Understanding the Risk of Bat Coronavirus Emergence,” outlined by Peter Daszak, president of U.S.-based health organization EcoHealth Alliance.
Frank Fang
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Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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