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Rumors of U.S. Secretly Harboring Top China Official Swirl
RUMOR HAS IT
Reports that a top Chinese official defected to the U.S. have swept Chinese-language media this week. The alleged reason? Sharing sensitive information about COVID-19 origins.
Jeff Stein
SpyTalk
Matthew Brazil
Published
Jun. 17 2021
3:25PM EDT
HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images
Jeff Stein
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