Arrest Made Linked To Chinese Biolab In California, CCP Military Ties?

According to reports, authorities arrested the owner of a shady biolab discovered near Fresno, California earlier this year.

“The Chinese owner of a makeshift biolab discovered in a remote California city has ties to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and a Chinese military program, according to a report by the House Select Subcommittee on the CCP,” Zero Hedge reports.

Owner Of Chinese Biolab Busted In California Linked To CCP Military Program: House Report https://t.co/knb5kxpf71

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) November 16, 2023

The Chinese-owned biolab company worked with COVID-19, HIV, and about 20 other pathogens.

BREAKING: Chinese COVID Biolab Found In Fresno, California!

"Jia Bei Zhu, 62, was arrested in October for distributing misbranded medical devices and lying to the FDA," Zero Hedge noted.

Zhu, a Chinese national, reportedly also owned a Canadian passport.

“The biolab in Reedley is owned by Prestige Biotech Inc., but a closer look into a complex network of companies and employees, including Prestige, all ultimately lead back to Jia Bei ‘Jesse’ Zhu, a Chinese national with a Canadian passport.

Public records show that Prestige… pic.twitter.com/1db5uBGIwf

— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) October 21, 2023

ABC 30 reported in October:

A man has been arrested in connection to the illegal lab found in Reedley.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that 62-year-old Jia Bei Zhu was arrested on a criminal complaint for manufacturing and distributing misbranded medical devices.

Zhu, a citizen of China who formerly resided in Clovis, is accused of manufacturing, importing, selling, and distributing hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 test kits, in addition to test kits for HIV, pregnancy, and others in the United States and China.

"This morning at 11 am, we were able to get 'David He' or 'Jesse Zhu' on-site, stepped out of his car. I went over and shook his hand and said, 'Hello David' and within seconds the federal agents showed up and took him into custody," said Reedley City Manager Nicole Zieba.

At gunpoint Thursday morning, federal officials arrested Zhu, also known by several aliases including Qiang He, in connection to the illegal bio-lab operating out of Reedley.

According to the Zero Hedge report, Zhu reportedly was a key figure in China's "military-civil fusion organizations."

Per Zero Hedge:

Zhu, a PRC citizen, was reportedly a key figure in China's "military-civil fusion organizations" - entities that blur the lines between civilian research and military applications. This strategy, according to the State Department, is part of the CCP's grand vision to transform its People's Liberation Army into a formidable global power by 2049.

While the committee's investigations unearthed Zhu's extensive involvement in several PRC government-controlled companies, his activities in the U.S. under the alias "David He" and the discovery of dangerous materials in the unlicensed lab in Reedley, California, are particularly alarming. Here, officials found over 20 potentially infectious agents, including HIV and Malaria, and genetically engineered mice carrying COVID-19.

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Zhu's confession of operating his companies to "further PRC policy" and meet demands of a PRC premier raises serious concerns about espionage and intellectual property theft. His history of operating companies in Canada, engaging in the massive theft of American cattle-related intellectual property, and fleeing to the U.S. after a $330 million judgment, only adds to the gravity of the situation.

The committee also highlighted Zhu's inflammatory private messages on WeChat, where he talked about defeating "the American aggressor" and referred to his companies as tools against "American imperialism."

"While living in the PRC in the early 2000s, Zhu served as the Vice Chairman of a PRC state-controlled enterprise based in Xinjiang, Henan Pioneer Aide Biological Engineering Company Limited (“Pioneer Aide China”).PRC government entities exercised a controlling interest in Pioneer Aide China as beneficial owner as beneficial owners and shareholders through a series of passthrough joint venture companies, including Henan Investment Group Company Limited, a company involved in military-civil fusion for the PRC," the House Select Subcommittee on the CCP's report stated.

"Zhu also served as Chairman of the Board and General Manager of Aide Modern Cattle Industry (China) Company Limited (“Aide Cattle China”), a company whose directors included an executive for a PRC defense firm and a company on the U.S. Entity List. Shareholders in Aide Cattle China include PRC state-controlled entities and individuals who have invested in other PRC state-controlled entities. Through Aide Cattle China, Zhu was the primary shareholder of 11 PRC cattle companies," it added.

According to the report, a Canadian court "found Zhu and his co-conspirators guilty of civil IP theft, conspiracy, and other claims, issuing a $330 million judgment against them in June 2016. Zhu failed to appear before the court for sentencing, resulting in the judge issuing an arrest warrant for civil contempt of court, which carries a prison sentence of six months. Zhu then fled Canada."

Jia Bei Zhu, the PRC citizen who operated the #Reedley #CCP lab, is a fugitive from Canada who'd "stolen millions of $ of IP from U.S. companies and was part of an ongoing transnational criminal enterprise."

And Gavin Newsom still hasn't said s**t about it. pic.twitter.com/Zo7ecKcqac

— Jennifer Van Laar (@jenvanlaar) November 16, 2023

Read the full House Select Subcommittee on the CCP report HERE.