More Allegations of Corruption Linked to Red Cross China, Used by Ottawa to Ship PPE to China

Middleman says Chinese officials involved in scheme to hoard and resell protective equipment meant for frontline health-care workers

Staff members and volunteers transfer medical supplies at a warehouse in Wuhan on Feb. 4, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images

A broker for Red Cross China facilitated the hoarding of COVID-19 supplies for Chinese government officials who then sold them for profit, and Red Cross China officials were involved, says a man who was roped into the scheme.

Jiang Pengyong, the General Manager of Shenzhen Jipingyong Tech Company, has come forward to reveal the scheme after being sued in China for contract fraud.