Leaked Documents: China’s Lab Biosafety Concerns Point to Beijing’s Coverup of CCP Virus

Leaked Documents: China’s Lab Biosafety Concerns Point to Beijing’s Coverup of CCP Virus
Chinese paramilitary police wear protective masks as they guard the entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing on May 2, 2020. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
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A series of internal Chinese government documents on biosafety guidelines for research labs has revealed that Beijing issued guidelines on how to study the CCP virus and knew of its potential to spread among humans at least weeks before disclosing such risks with the public.

The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019 and quickly spread across the country.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
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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