Xiangguo Qiu, a scientist fired from a Winnipeg laboratory, has surfaced in China, working with Chinese military scientists and virology researchers, including those at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The Globe and Mail reports that her research focuses on antibodies for coronavirus, Ebola, and Nipah viruses. This collaboration raises concerns about the transfer of confidential and virulent materials to China, a situation that occurred years before her dismissal. Qiu's work, alongside her biologist husband, is seen as part of a broader strategy by China to access foreign innovation systems.
SHOCKING: One of the fired Winnipeg scientists who transferred confidential, virulent materials to China years ago reportedly disappeared but has now been found working in China with military researchers. READ MORE: https://t.co/LEnnZrtfGR https://t.co/a8UoFKm8l9
SHOCKING: One of the fired Winnipeg scientists who transferred confidential, virulent materials to China years ago reportedly disappeared but has now been found working in China with military researchers. https://t.co/LEnnZrtfGR
Why would Qiu Xiangguo risk her career, including the stature associated with developing an Ebola treatment, for China? “My sense is this was part of a larger strategy by China to get access to our innovation system. It was a way for them to find out what was going on in… https://t.co/K6s0jFLRMW
Xiangguo Qiu (邱香果) is in China now and has been conducting research with 🇨🇳 military scientists and other virology researchers, including those at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, on antibodies for coronavirus and the deadly Ebola and Nipah viruses. Her biologist husband,… https://t.co/tlQidSInML https://t.co/vCeSVPTLlh
Infectious-disease scientist fired from Winnipeg laboratory surfaces in China /via @globeandmail https://t.co/bH2a2tuY65 The Globe and Mail has learned that Xiangguo Qiu has been conducting research with Chinese military scientists and other virology researchers, including at the…
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