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Canadian Hostages and Chinese Scientists Provide Lessons on China’s Communist Dictatorship

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Canadian Hostages and Chinese Scientists Provide Lessons on China’s Communist Dictatorship
The National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, Canada, on May 19, 2009. John Woods/The Canadian Press
Lloyd Billingsley
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Chinese scientist Xiangguo Qiu transferred deadly pathogens from Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) to the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) Dr. Qiu and her husband Keding Cheng were dismissed from the NML in 2019 and journalists are now unable to locate them. Those bombshell revelations are finally getting traction, but they may have overshadowed a story with key lessons about China’s Communist dictatorship and its relations with Canada.
Lloyd Billingsley
Lloyd Billingsley
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Lloyd Billingsley is the author of “Yes I Con: United Fakes of America,” “Barack ‘em Up: A Literary Investigation,” “Hollywood Party,” and other books. His articles have appeared in many publications, including Frontpage Magazine, City Journal, the Wall Street Journal, and American Greatness. Billingsley serves as a policy fellow with the Independent Institute.
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