Thisbookistheworld’sfirstandonlymulti-pathogen,multi-sitenetassessmentontheCCP’shigh-risk
pathogenresearchprogramsandtheinvolvementofthePLA.Thisbookalsoassessesthestrategic
implicationsoftheseoperations.
TheChineseCommunistParty(CCP)hasthemostaggressivehigh-riskpathogenresearchprogramsin
theworld.TheCCP’sprogramsextendwellbeyondSARS-CoV-2/COVID-19andincludedangerous
workbeingdoneonNipah/Henipavirus,H7N9,H5N1,H1N1,AfricanSwineFluVirus,Dengueand
Zika,etc.TheseprogramsspreadacrossmultiplelocationsinChinawithextensiveinternational
linkages.UndertheCCPsystem,thereisnosuchthingasapurelycivilianvirologylab,especiallythose
thatareofBiosafetyLevel-3/4andareconductinghigh-riskresearch.Theselabsorinstitutescanbe
broughtunderthecontrolofthePeople’sLiberationArmy(PLA)atanytime,orhaveintegratedPLA
unitsordepartmentsaspartofthewholeoperation.
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