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    The Republican leader of the House Intelligence Committee sent a letter to the Director of National Intelligence requesting a classified briefing on research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. Specifically, the letter requests information on coronavirus research timelines, U.S. engagement with the lab, and assessments of Chinese adherence to international agreements regarding viral outbreak disclosure. The letter notes indicators that COVID-19 may have originated from the Wuhan lab and calls for transparency from the Intelligence Community on analyses of the virus's origin and China's response.

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    The Republican leader of the House Intelligence Committee sent a letter to the Director of National Intelligence requesting a classified briefing on research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. Specifically, the letter requests information on coronavirus research timelines, U.S. engagement with the lab, and assessments of Chinese adherence to international agreements regarding viral outbreak disclosure. The letter notes indicators that COVID-19 may have originated from the Wuhan lab and calls for transparency from the Intelligence Community on analyses of the virus's origin and China's response.

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    The Republican leader of the House Intelligence Committee sent a letter to the Director of National Intelligence requesting a classified briefing on research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. Specifically, the letter requests information on coronavirus research timelines, U.S. engagement with the lab, and assessments of Chinese adherence to international agreements regarding viral outbreak disclosure. The letter notes indicators that COVID-19 may have originated from the Wuhan lab and calls for transparency from the Intelligence Community on analyses of the virus's origin and China's response.

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    UNCLASSIFIED

    January 8, 2021

    The Honorable John Ratcliffe


    Director of National Intelligence
    Office of the Director of National Intelligence
    Washington, D.C. 20511

    Dear Director Ratcliffe:

    House Intelligence Committee Republicans have conducted a long-standing investigation


    into the rise of China as our foremost national security threat. This will remain a singular priority
    for Committee Republicans in the new Congress.

    As part of that probe, we are investigating the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
    Among the various theories of the pandemic’s origins, we’ve seen indicators that COVID-19
    may have stemmed from dangerous research at laboratories in Wuhan, China, as evidenced by
    statements by Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger and recent media stories,
    including an in-depth article by Nicholson Baker. 1

    As shown on the COVID Timeline (attached), the Wuhan Institute of Virology has a
    history of mismanagement, poor safety practices, laboratory outbreaks, dangerous “gain of
    function” research, and other questionable activities. Chinese military writings have emphasized
    that biotechnology could become a new strategic component of Beijing’s “Revolution in Military
    Affairs,” while China’s recent actions call into question the regime’s commitment to peaceful
    research under the Biological Weapons Convention.

    In light of the significance of these revelations, I am requesting that you provide our
    Committee with a classified Congressional Notification addressing Chinese virologic research, to
    include:
    • An exact timeline of all research—and particularly “gain-of-function” studies—specific
    to coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and associated facilities;
    • A counterintelligence assessment of all U.S. engagement with the Wuhan Institute of
    Virology on coronaviruses, including U.S. sponsored research and funding, scientific and
    diplomatic engagements, technology transfers, and affiliated or sponsored non-
    governmental organization (NGO) engagements;

    1
    Nicholson Baker, “The Lab-Leak Hypothesis,” New York Magazine, January 4, 2021, available at
    https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/coronavirus-lab-escape-theory.html.

    UNCLASSIFIED
    UNCLASSIFIED

    • An explanation of significant changes in Intelligence Community (IC) analysis, or the


    evolution of such analysis, related to the origin of SARS-COV-2, research activities in
    Wuhan labs, efforts by China to block international investigations of a possible lab leak,
    and actions taken by Chinese authorities that increased COVID-19 worldwide lethality
    and economic disruptions;

    • An assessment of Chinese adherence to international agreements that require disclosure


    and cooperation in the event of a viral outbreak such as COVID-19.

    I would appreciate your making this response a priority for the IC given the great
    variance in explanations for COVID-19 origins and Chinese behavior that we are receiving from
    government, scientific, and media sources.

    Attachments [2]:
    COVID Timeline
    “The Lab-Leak Hypothesis”

    Cc: The Honorable Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State


    Mr. Christopher C. Miller, Acting Secretary of Defense

    UNCLASSIFIED

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