4/4: Wuhan Lab and the Politicization of COVID-19 Origins GUEST NAME:Brandon Weichert 50 WORD SUMMARY: Brandon Weichert discusses the creation of the Wuhan BSL4 lab, noting French warnings about its dual-use potential for bioweapons. US intelligence knew

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4/4: Wuhan Lab and the Politicization of COVID-19 Origins GUEST NAME:Brandon Weichert 50 WORD SUMMARY: Brandon Weichert discusses the creation of the Wuhan BSL4 lab, noting French warnings about its dual-use potential for bioweapons. US intelligence knew the lab had poor security protocols before COVID-19. Key figures discussed are General Chen Wei, who commanded WIV's response, and Dr. Shi Zhengli, who received risky US gain-of-function research. He concludes by noting the intense political interference surrounding the origins discourse.
Biohacked: China's Race to Control Life. Brandon J. Weichert (Author)
1955

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0:30.5	This is CBSI on the world. I'm John Batchel, visiting with Brandon Weikert. His new book is biohacked. China's race to control life. This is biotechnology theft. This is biotechnology bribery.
0:39.3	This is biotechnology accidental discoveries, question mark.
0:44.0	In China.
0:45.2	We go to Wuhan.
0:46.7	COVID-19.
0:48.4	The revelations here begin with the construction of the Wuhan laboratory.
0:55.1	There's something called a BSL4.
0:58.4	The original concept was from early parts of this century, I believe 2003.
1:04.7	The Chinese had a contract with a French firm, and it took many years to build the Wuhan lab that is now at the
1:11.8	center of the investigation, long term of the origins of COVID-19.
1:17.1	Brendan, why did it take so long to build that lab?
1:20.4	What do we know about the security of that lab?
1:24.3	Well, thank you for that.
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