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U.S. Held Secret Talks With Wuhan Scientist Amid Drive to Make Coronaviruses More Deadly… Just Before Pandemic

by Richard Eldred
7 January 2024 7:00 PM

A cache of documents, obtained by Freedom of Information campaigners, reveal the extent to which the coronavirus work at the Wuhan Institute of Virology was supported by America. The Mail has the story.

The Chinese scientist who ran controversial experiments at the laboratory suspected of triggering Covid held a secret meeting with the U.S. Government to seek backing for a project that would go on to supercharge coronaviruses – shortly before the devastating outbreak started in her native Wuhan.

The June 2017 meeting at America’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) held by Shi Zhengli – known as ‘Batwoman’ because of her work on sampling and sequencing the animals’ viruses – will bolster fears of Western collusion in a Chinese cover-up after Covid resulted from a reckless laboratory experiment.

A new cache of documents, obtained by Freedom of Information campaigners and seen by the Mail on Sunday, reveal the extent to which the controversial work at the Wuhan Institute of Virology was supported, and often funded, by America.

They show that U.S. researchers seeking funding for work to engineer “spike proteins” – making it easier for the bat viruses to infect human cells – misled the authorities about the risks of the experiments in order to maximise the chance of receiving grants.

The documents, obtained by U.S. Right To Know, a non-profit public health research group, include an order made by Chinese intelligence on January 3rd, 2020 – two days after the world was first told about Covid – which decreed that its scientists should either share their samples with the Government or destroy them “on the spot”.

Western intelligence agencies increasingly regard a lab leak in Wuhan as the most likely explanation for Covid, rather then the original theory that it was somehow spawned in a wildlife market in the city. The bombshell documents include emails sent by staff at EcoHealth Alliance – a now notorious health agency that has used U.S. Government money to sponsor bat virus experiments – ahead of the visit by Professor Zhengli. …

In an email, Dr. Ralph Baric, a coronavirus expert at the centre of concerns over gain-of-function studies, acknowledged that U.S. researchers would “freak out” if they knew novel coronavirus engineering and testing was being done in low-security Chinese laboratories, but disguised it to make the U.S. Government more “comfortable” with the plan, which was intended to help with pandemic prevention.

Worth reading in full.

Stop Press: In a piece for the Mail on Sunday, Ian Birrell flags concerns about funding ties, lab safety and a perceived conspiracy of silence surrounding the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tags: ChinaCovid originsCOVID-19EcoHealth AllianceLab Leak TheoryWuhan Institute of Virology

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Marcus Aurelius knew
Marcus Aurelius knew
1 year ago

A parliament full of independents, representing their constituents. What a revolutionary idea. May it catch on.

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JayBee
JayBee
1 year ago
Reply to  Marcus Aurelius knew

That was actually the original idea and intention of the founders of the USA, to be brought about by small constituencies, where locally known independents have it easier to gain publicity and support.
It would result in far more MPs than currently.
Hence why it is only the second best idea for the organisation of a democracy.
The best one is the original, sortition.
As a bonus, there is absolutely no downside anymore from this current lot and sh*tshow.

Last edited 1 year ago by JayBee
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Marcus Aurelius knew
Marcus Aurelius knew
1 year ago
Reply to  JayBee

Sortition, never heard of that. Thanks!

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RW
RW
1 year ago
Reply to  Marcus Aurelius knew

I already wrote about this in the past: The so-called representative model could be improved by outlawing supraregional electioneering clubs, ie, ‘political parties’ altogether. MPs are supposed to represent the people in their constituency and not some shady party gremium which selected them as candidates and can deselect them if it doesn’t like their performance.

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psychedelia smith
psychedelia smith
1 year ago
Reply to  Marcus Aurelius knew

Nice point

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MikeAustin
MikeAustin
1 year ago

Andrew Bridgen MP is one of a small handful of MPs who understand the pending updates to the W.H.O.’s International Health Regulations and has the interests of the people at heart.

Through the I.H.R. updates, the country’s sovereignty could be signed away to a bunch of unelected, unaccountable criminals sponsored by large pharmaceutical companies and organisations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

There was a debate in Parliament on Monday following Dr. Tess Lawries’ petition which attracted over 116,000 votes. Two front benchers from both sides of the house voiced their party’s intention to submit to this power grab from the W.H.O. and to legally bind this country to the whims of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the W.H.O.’s director. He would legally be able to force all signatory countries to lockdown if he thought a PHEIC (Public Health Emergency of International Concern) was imminent. Tess gives a full explanation of what’s at stake here to Dr John Campbell.

Any party, any government, any MP who agrees to sign up to this treaty ceding sovereignty to an alien power is, I believe, committing treason.

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Marcus Aurelius knew
Marcus Aurelius knew
1 year ago
Reply to  MikeAustin

Best tell Charles.

Oh, ah, yes, er…

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
1 year ago
Reply to  MikeAustin

I have been making the point about treasonous MP’s for some months now and not just in respect of the IHR amendments.

I have also called Bullshit on the legally binding aspects. The law in this country has been so outrageously abused these last four years both at home and internationally that any suggestion of ‘legally binding’ is insulting to the people of this country. ‘Legally binding’ certainly from an international perspective is now completely meaningless. It might be brought up as cover for various malfeasances but that is all it will be – cover.

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The Real Engineer
The Real Engineer
1 year ago
Reply to  huxleypiggles

I wonder who is down ticking you today HP? More treasonous persons?

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The Real Engineer
The Real Engineer
1 year ago
Reply to  MikeAustin

It is already criminal. It is treasonous. If any try this we need them out of office in jail, long before the Bill comes to the House.

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WyrdWoman
WyrdWoman
1 year ago

Independence Alliance, perhaps?

https://theindependentalliance.org/

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Boomer Bloke
Boomer Bloke
1 year ago

“after writing on social media that the Covid vaccine rollout is “the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust”.” If we are going to pursue Toby’s nuanced world view you really ought to give all the facts which are that he retweeted a comment from an Israeli consultation cardiologist.

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stewart
stewart
1 year ago

Presumably the difference in direction is that Bridgen wants to go somewhere and the Reclaim Party is going nowhere.

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James Richardson
James Richardson
1 year ago

This might help to explain what the difference of opinion is about:-

https://twitter.com/ABridgen/status/1737151853106745807?t=4J2Sk5cxQrA8MK4milh3Eg&s=19

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JohnK
JohnK
1 year ago

In the real world, most voters vote for a Party, and leave the candidate selection to the members. Relatively rare for an independent to win outright. The only one I can remember was an ex Journalist, Martin Bell, who got elected in Tatton, years ago.

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Dinger64
Dinger64
1 year ago
Reply to  JohnK

France,Italian and Dutch electorate show it can be done! So I beg to differ, there is hope

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jsampson45
jsampson45
1 year ago
Reply to  Dinger64

Their electoral systems allow it.

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Dinger64
Dinger64
1 year ago

Farage joins Tice and Reform ,Bridgen follows, Braverman follows, so does Badenoch and then Lee Anderson! Mc Vey shortly afterwards? Mogg ? = A real challenge to the derrrr!(mundane) uniparty 🥳👍
Don’t vote tactical, vote for what you want 😉!

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RTSC
RTSC
1 year ago

We desperately need Mr Bridgen re-elected ….. so if he judges this is the best means to achieve it, then I am happy to trust his judgement.

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