Archive · 9 Dec 2025
China Accused of Using Whistleblower's Family to Lure Her Back
Dr. Li-Meng Yan is a Chinese scientist who claims that Covid-19 was made in a lab in Wuhan.
She fled to the US in 2020 and has been hiding ever since.
She says the Chinese government is trying to trick her into going back to China by using her family.
She has cut off contact with her husband and parents.
She believes the government wants to silence her because she knows the truth about the virus.
She is now living in hiding and getting help from a friend in the US.
Dr. Li-Meng Yan, a Chinese virologist, claims Covid-19 was engineered in a Wuhan lab.
She fled to the US in 2020 and has been in hiding since then.
Dr. Yan alleges the Chinese government is using her family to lure her back to China.
She has severed ties with her husband and parents, fearing for her safety.
Dr. Yan is currently assisted by exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui.
- Who
- Dr. Li-Meng Yan, a Chinese virologist
- What
- Allegations that the Chinese government is using her family to lure her back to China
- When
- Dr. Yan fled to the US in 2020
- Where
- United States (current location), China (origin)
- Why
- Dr. Yan claims the Chinese government wants to 'erase the truth' about Covid-19's origins
- Name
- Dr. Li-Meng Yan
- Occupation
- Virologist
- Claim
- Covid-19 was engineered in a Wuhan lab
- Current Location
- United States (in hiding)
- Year of Flight
- 2020
- Family Status
- Severed ties with husband and parents
- Alleged Threat
- Chinese government using family to lure her back
- Support
- Assisted by exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui