Talk:Xiangguo Qiu

Patrolled

I have marked the page as patrolled as it is sufficiently supported by sources. It's possible that the article eventually be debated over WP:NOTNEWS or WP:1E but that can be left for AfD if necessary. Thanks, —PaleoNeonate – 21:02, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Current article is slanted

There is a lot of spin on this scientist on the article. Like quoting that the scientist have not responded to questions in Media, etc yet not mentioning at all that much of the viral allegations in the first place, came from a tweet that misrepresented her. Albeit I accidentally removed the wrong info as I thought previous edit was claiming she sent covid viruses to Wuhan. On closer look, it didn't say that so I admit fault for that. However the information about people hastily accusing her of not being a normal scientists but someone who weaponise covid and is responsible for the pandemic, is not only racist but unsubstantiated misinformation. And should be noted in the article as it is both highly relevant to why the media is so interested in her back then and of large enough significance to be mentioned. 49.181.132.3 (talk) 10:54, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Why trim mention of Canadian health officials?

I don't see the constructive purpose of selectively removing the information from police/ health organisation addressing the viral misinformation, and their response. Trimming away that portion of police officers' responses that shows that she is not seen as a biological terrorist, and removing it seems to be an agenda to not want people to know she is innocent. It's just one sentence. Is it really that important to hide it? P.S. if it wasn't obvious enough, I am the same user of IP address 49.181.132.3. two hours earlier.49.179.91.95 (talk) 15:53, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

National security incident

This leaves out a lot of key details such as her husbands was a reacher on the Covid-19 virus, they allowed unrestricted access to Chinese government officials, RCMP determined everything they said was a lie, some of their shipments went to the wuhan lab of virology along with various other top level institutions

“One of the TTP applications according to CSIS declares Qiu as the applicant and the Wuhan Institute of Virology as the declaring entity, stating that her work term was from 2019 to 2022. TTP participants are given up to $1 million in research subsidies and may enjoy preferential PRC tax and visa treatment, housing subsidies and prioritized medical care in China, the report said.”

CSIS discovered that Qiu was nominated for an “international cooperation award” by China’s Academy of Military Medical Sciences for using “Canada’s Level 4 Biosecurity Laboratory as a base to assist China to improve its capability to fight highly-pathogenic pathogens… and achieved brilliant results.”

Finally, CSIS uncovered an airline ticket for Qiu for travel to Beijing in April 2018, booked by an email address associated to CanSino, a Chinese vaccine company. CSIS concluded that Qiu has developed “deep, cooperative relationships” with PRC institutions and “intentionally transferred scientific knowledge and materials to China in order to benefit the PRC Government, and herself, without regard for the implications to her employer or to Canada’s interests.” “The Service therefore assesses that Ms. Qiu has engaged, may engage or may be induced to engage in activities that constitute a threat to the security of Canada as defined in the CSIS Act,” it concludes.

The report reveals that Cheng was aware of his wife’s applications to China-sponsored “talent programs,” as well as her associations to PRC military institutes and related individuals, and that he was himself involved in an application for one of these “talent programs” in 2013, although it is unclear what came of it. CSIS concluded that he could not credibly claim “complete ignorance” of his wife’s activities, as he did in his security interviews with the spy agency, and that he was therefore “not truthful.”

“To this day, despite serious consequences, she refuses to acknowledge the seriousness of her actions on PHAC,” reads the report. It adds that Qiu has been afforded “ample opportunities to be truthful and trustworthy but continues to make blanket denials, feign ignorance and at times provide explanations that are inconsistent with the evidence gathered.” “It is assessed that Qiu can no longer be trusted and this poses such a security risk in the workplace that cannot be mitigated.” As for Cheng, the report states that the information collected reflects “a recurring pattern of questionable judgement that may negatively affect the performance of duties” and may lead to “an inability or unwillingness to safeguard sensitive information, assets or facilities.”

https://nationalpost.com/news/how-firing-of-two-high-security-virus-scientists-unfolded/wcm/cd681d05-c629-4b15-861d-0eaa1e8866f2/amp/

Keding Cheng, a biologist who has published papers on coronavirus strains such as SARS-CoV, and Chinese students working under them had their security access revoked for Canada’s only Level-4 lab, a facility equipped for research on the deadliest diseases.

https://factcheck.afp.com/chinese-spies-did-not-steal-deadly-coronavirus-canada 2001:1970:4AE5:A300:5447:C8DA:5C49:E5A8 (talk) 05:49, 11 March 2024 (UTC)