{"id":2105341,"date":"2023-11-21T19:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T00:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vials-labeled-hiv-and-ebola-discovered-inside-illegal-chinese-owned-biolab-in-calif\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T19:17:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T00:17:44","slug":"vials-labeled-hiv-and-ebola-discovered-inside-illegal-chinese-owned-biolab-in-calif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vials-labeled-hiv-and-ebola-discovered-inside-illegal-chinese-owned-biolab-in-calif\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Chinese-owned biolab in California found with vials labeled &#8216;HIV&#8217; and &#8216;Ebola"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvials-labeled-hiv-and-ebola-discovered-inside-illegal-chinese-owned-biolab-in-calif%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2105341&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stock Image. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez\/Getty \u2064Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>3:52\u2063 PM \u2013\u2064 Tuesday, November 21, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Concerns were raised regarding an illegal Chinese \u2063biolab\u200c discovered in California when contractors and local authorities claimed to have discovered vials with \u200bthe labels \u201cEbola\u201d and \u201cHIV\u201d while clearing up trash and other supplies at the location per CDC orders\u200b last week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Federal authorities \u2062are currently being condemned for having \u201cdropped the ball\u201d in examining the potential countrywide scope of the dangers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt reads like a \u200dmovie script and a horror movie script, when\u2062 you detail all of those things that were missed,\u201d Representative Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa)\u200c said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>62-year-old\u200d Jia Bei\u200c Zhu, the owner of the lab, is reportedly\u2064 a\u200c Chinese citizen \u2064and\u2064 is also \u200da wanted fugitive in Canada.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2063 want to \u2063know how he was able to obtain these pathogens. How is he able to \u200bget\u2064 away \u200dwith\u200d running \u2064a \u2062lab, getting millions of dollars sent to him from the Chinese Communist Party and\u200c then\u2062 obviously coming into \u2063our country stealing American intellectual property?\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The People\u2019s Republic \u2062of China \u2062(PRC) House Select Committee revealed last week that he was allegedly connected to the Chinese government. <\/p>\n<p>They claimed that Zhu is a\u200c member of an\u200b international criminal organization \u2063with connections \u2063to \u2062the PRC and that he has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vials-labeled-hiv-and-ebola-discovered-inside-illegal-chinese-owned-biolab-in-calif\/\" title=\"Illegal Chinese-owned biolab in California found with vials labeled 'HIV' and 'Ebola\">previously stolen intellectual property valued<\/a> at millions \u200bof dollars, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>He was taken into custody in October, several months after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-mayor-hires-convicted-sex-offender-who-raped-teenage-girls-to-inspect-homes-residents-ill-be-terrified\/\" title=\"Dem Mayor Hires Convicted Sex Offender Who Raped Teenage Girls To Inspect Homes. Residents: \u2018I\u2019ll Be Terrified\u2019\">code enforcement officer<\/a> had first expressed concern\u2063 about \u2062a green garden hose protruding from a hole at the site. The code violation\u200b prompted a follow-up investigation that\u200b showed concerning findings,\u200d such as the discovery of thousands of vials containing biological materials\u2064 and mice \u2064used in disease research.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe FBI and the CDC really dropped the ball here in terms of investigating\u200b not only this illegal lab, but now we wonder how \u200bmany more labs like this exist in the country,\u201d Hinson said.\u00a0\u201cSo\u200b clearly, we have some work to do to make \u200csure\u200d we\u2019re prepared, because we know China \u2062is doing everything they can to constantly undermine us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Local law \u200denforcement contacted the FBI and the \u200cCDC, according to the House Select Committee on the\u2062 PRC, however, neither agency agreed to look into\u2064 the matter.<\/p>\n<p>After officials got in \u2063touch with Representative Jim\u2063 Costa (D-Calif.), he pushed the \u200bCDC to investigate and, according to reports, found \u201cat least \u206320 potentially infectious agents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, in a three-page report on the investigation\u2019s results, the CDC stated that \u201cno evidence of\u200d select agents or toxins\u201d had been found.\u200c At the same time,\u2062 local authorities and House members\u2064 who are skeptical of the inquiry contend that the\u2063 agency did not do enough.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe CDC and \u200cothers hung up on them, ignored them, until Congressman Jim Costa called them,\u201d \u200bsaid Representative\u2062 Kevin McCarthy \u2062(R-Calif.) \u201cBut when the CDC showed \u2064up \u200cthey should\u2019ve done\u200b what was right then, and they did not. They\u200d did not test the\u2062 pathogens. They did \u2064not even find all of them. They \u2064left a freezer with Ebola in it, and we know how lethal that is\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! \u2064Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. \u2062Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>It\u2019s that\u2063 time \u200cof year again to be thankful and pardon turkeys. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Defense Chief Lloyd Austin made an unannounced trip\u2063 to Ukraine this week, announcing 100 million dollars in more aid to the\u2064 region. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The US government has declared war on our\u200b 1st\u200c Amendment, and One America News\u2064 is Washington\u2019s number one target. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Billions\u2062 are being pumped into Baltimore \u2063City\u2019s school system, but students\u2019 scores \u200bare still not improving. There are 13 high schools with zero students \u200bconsidered proficient in basic math.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Social media company X\u2063 CEO \u2062Linda Yaccarino\u2062 told \u2062employees that \u201cdata \u2064will tell the real story\u201d about\u2063 its efforts to battle\u2064 antisemitism.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Microsoft emerged \u200bon Monday\u200b as the \u200dbig winner of the upheaval at OpenAI, hiring ousted CEO \u2064Sam Altman and other key staff of the \u200bstartup.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI named ex-Twitch boss\u200b Emmett Shear as interim \u2062CEO, while outgoing \u200cchief Sam Altman \u2064is set to\u2064 join \u2064backer\u2064 Microsoft in a surprise turn of events for the startup.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI\u2019s staff has threatened to quit the \u2063AI startup and join\u2062 former boss Sam Altman at Microsoft\u2019s new division unless the board resigns.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063 Why are federal\u200c authorities being criticized for overlooking\u2063 the potential countrywide scope of these dangers<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064Concerns\u2062 Raised About\u2062 Illegal Chinese Biolab in California<\/p>\n<p>An illegal Chinese biolab has been\u200b discovered in California, raising concerns \u200dabout potential dangers and the\u2064 failure of federal \u200dauthorities \u2064to address\u2063 the issue.\u200b Contractors and local authorities uncovered vials labeled &#8220;Ebola&#8221;\u200b and &#8220;HIV&#8221; while clearing up trash and supplies\u2063 at the location, following orders\u2063 from the CDC. The discovery has led to criticism\u2062 of federal \u200dauthorities for overlooking the potential countrywide scope of \u2064the \u2062dangers.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Ashley Hinson \u200c(R-Iowa)\u200b expressed\u2062 her alarm, stating, &#8220;It reads like a\u200d movie script and \u2064a horror movie script when you detail all of those things that were missed.&#8221; The\u2064 owner of the lab, 62-year-old Jia Bei Zhu,\u200b is a Chinese citizen and a \u200dwanted \u200dfugitive in \u2063Canada. Authorities are\u200c questioning how Zhu \u2063was able to obtain these pathogens and run a lab, \u200dreceiving millions of dollars from \u2062the Chinese Communist Party and stealing American intellectual property.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the People&#8217;s\u2062 Republic \u200cof\u2064 China (PRC) House Select Committee \u200drevealed that Zhu is allegedly connected\u200d to the Chinese government \u200dand a member of an international criminal organization with ties to \u2062the \u200cPRC. Authorities believe Zhu\u200c has previously stolen intellectual property valued at millions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Zhu was \u2062taken into \u200bcustody in October, \u200cseveral months after\u2063 a code enforcement \u2063officer expressed\u2062 concern about a green garden hose protruding \u2064from a hole at the lab site.\u200d This\u200c code violation prompted an investigation that confirmed alarming findings, such as thousands\u2062 of vials containing biological materials and\u2064 mice used\u2062 in disease\u2064 research.<\/p>\n<p>Representative \u200cHinson criticized the \u2063FBI and the CDC for their\u200b failure to investigate not only\u2064 this illegal lab but also the potential existence of similar labs in \u200bthe country. She stated, &#8220;So clearly, we have some work to do to make sure we&#8217;re \u200dprepared because we know\u200d China is doing \u2062everything they can to constantly undermine us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite local law enforcement contacting the FBI and \u200cCDC,\u200c neither agency agreed\u2063 to look \u200binto the matter.\u200d It was only after officials reached out\u2064 to\u2064 Representative Jim Costa (D-Calif.) that the CDC launched an \u200cinvestigation, which \u2062reportedly found at least 20 potentially infectious agents. However, critics argue that \u2063the \u2064CDC did not do enough,\u200c as \u200ctheir three-page report stated that &#8220;no \u200cevidence of\u2063 select agents or toxins&#8221; had been found.<\/p>\n<p>Representative \u200cKevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) criticized the \u2064CDC, \u2063stating, &#8220;They left a freezer with Ebola in it, and we know how \u2063lethal that is.&#8221;\u200c These incidents\u2063 highlight the need for better \u200ccommunication and collaboration between local authorities and federal agencies to ensure \u2063the \u2062safety and security of \u2062the country.<\/p>\n<p>As the investigation unfolds, it is crucial that proper measures \u2064are\u2062 taken\u200d to address the potential threats posed \u200bby illegal labs\u2064 and protect national security. \u2063The\u2064 situation highlights \u200bthe importance of international \u200dcooperation and\u2064 vigilant oversight to\u2062 prevent similar incidents in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concerns were raised about an illegal Chinese biolab found in California. 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