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Former Student at Boston University Wanted by FBI for Alleged Counterintelligence

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 02, 2020 1 Comment

"a lieutenant in the People’s Liberation Army, the armed forces of the People’s Republic of China, and a member of the Chinese Communist Party"...

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Global Panic Over Coronavirus is “Unproductive and Unwarranted”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 31, 2020 51 Comments

As of today, 9912 cases of the Wuhan Coronavirus have been reported, including new cases in Great Britain and Russia. *We will update this post as further information comes out.

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WHO Declares Wuhan Coronavirus Global Health Emergency After First Person-to-Person U.S. Case Reported

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 30, 2020 16 Comments

As of today, there are now over 8200 cases of those with the Wuhan Coronavirus officially reported worldwide, and 170 deaths attributed to the pathogen.  Finland is now reporting its first case, which brings the total of nations that have Wuhan Coronavirus cases to 18.

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As nations scramble to contain Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, CDC expands screening to 20 US airports

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 29, 2020 7 Comments

I had an opportunity to have lunch with the biosafety specialist and colleague this week, to do a preliminary risk assessment related to the Wuhan Coronavirus and its potential for the outbreak in China to blossom into a full-blown pandemic. One of the biggest challenges in this exercise is the reliability of any of the data coming from China. Presently, we will assume that the death toll stands now at 169, with 7169 cases officially reported (including the five in the US).

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Chair of Harvard Chemistry Department Charged With Lying About Work for China

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 29, 2020 3 Comments

"Harvard is cooperating with federal authorities"...

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Los Angeles County Reports First Case of Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 27, 2020 23 Comments

The number of deaths and infections associated with the Wuhan Coronavirus has risen as the Los Angeles County reports its first case of the disease.

The patient had recently traveled from Wuhan City, China— the epicenter of the outbreak that has killed 56 people and sickened another 2,000.

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China’s President Xi Jinping warns rate of Wuhan Coronavirus infections are accelerating

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 26, 2020 28 Comments

How bad is the Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak? So bad that the normally secretive president of China, Xi Jinping, formally announced the rate of infections of the potentially deadly coronavirus is 'accelerating' and that at least one doctor has died from the virus.

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U.S. Sanctions China-Linked Oil Network Doing Business with Iran’s Quds Terror Outfit

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 25, 2020 4 Comments

The United States has imposed sanctions against a China-linked business network financing Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) and Quds Force, both U.S. designated terrorist entities. The network bought hundreds of millions of dollars worth of oil from National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), a state-owned Iranian firm "which helps to finance Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and its terrorist proxies," The U.S. Treasury Department disclosed Thursday.

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Beijing Cancels Major Chinese New Year Celebrations in Bid to Prevent Coronavirus Epidemic

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 23, 2020 15 Comments

There have been some significant developments today related to the reported outbreaks for the Wuhan coronavirus, which can cause a life-threatening pneumonia-like illness.

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China Quarantines Wuhan in Response to Continuing Coronavirus Outbreaks

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 23, 2020 20 Comments

We have been following the reports related to the outbreak of a pneumonia-like illness caused by a coronavirus that reportedly comes from the markets of Wuhan, China.

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CDC expected to announce first US case of “Wuhan Virus” as outbreak spreads

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 21, 2020 8 Comments

Last week, I reported that Chinese public health officials were struggling to identify a mysterious strain of pneumonia that has infected dozens of people and had placed the rest of Asia on alert for outbreaks.

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China Struggles to Deal With New Pneumonia-Like Illness

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 10, 2020 17 Comments

Chinese public health officials are struggling to identify a mysterious strain of pneumonia that has infected dozens of people and put the rest of Asia on alert for outbreaks.

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Chinese Gangsters Reportedly Using Drones to Spread African Swine Fever

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 23, 2019 4 Comments

Chinese gangsters are reportedly using drones to spread African swine fever to scare farmers into selling their animals at a discount, then trafficking infected animals across province lines to sell them in “clean” areas.

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Trump, China Agree to Deal to Remove Threat of New Tariffs

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 13, 2019 12 Comments

The U.S. and China have reached a limited deal to pause the trade war and remove the threat of new tariffs. China has agreed to purchase "American farm goods and other products."

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Chinese Reportedly Create a Pig-Monkey Hybrid, Seeking Human Organ Transplant Options

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 10, 2019 23 Comments

Reports have come out that Chinese scientists have bred monkey-pig hybrids as part of research into the growth of human organs for transplantation in animals.

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China Nixes U.S. Navy Visits to Hong Kong Over American Support for Pro-Democracy Movement

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 05, 2019 15 Comments

China has banned the US Navy from making stops in Hong Kong after President Donald Trump signed legislation supporting the city's pro-democracy protesters.

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Did Beijing spend $200 million trying to influence elections in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Australia?

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 29, 2019 13 Comments

Last week, a man proclaiming to be a Chinese spy defected to Australia and offered a trove of unprecedented inside intelligence on how China conducts its interference operations abroad.

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China Issues Warning After Hong Kong’s ‘Change Election’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 26, 2019 5 Comments

Pro-Democracy protestors prevailed in Hong Kong this weekend, as its candidates decisively won nearly half of the seats on the ballot.

So far, pro-democracy candidates have won 269 out of 452 seats in 18 district council races, while pro-Beijing forces, who previously held 73 percent of the seats, have only won 30. Voters came out in droves -- with a 71 percent turnout -- up from 47 percent four years ago in the same elections, according to the Electoral Affairs Commission.

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