CSIS Flags Security Risk in Sharing Scientific Information with China from Winnipeg Lab

Winnipeg Lab Data Leak Raises Security Concerns: CSIS Flags China Ties
OTTAWA, ON – Documents released by the federal government reveal that Dr. Xiangguo Qiu, a scientist fired from the Winnipeg National Microbiology Lab (NML), shared sensitive research with China. Her actions have alarmed the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), raising national security concerns.
Qiu and her husband were dismissed from the NML, Canada’s top infectious disease facility, in 2019. CSIS repor