The Chinese-American New Coronavirus researcher, who works at a U.S. university, has been murder, at home, prompting conspiracy theories to speculate on the origins of the epidemic, given the background of Washington's controversy with Beijing. According to the latest information released to the The British Broadcasting Corporation journalist by U.S. police, the case may have other details.
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According to local police after the scene investigation, Liu Bing was in the north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania home from the home was shoot death. reported that he was shot in the head, neck and torso, no signs of theft at home.
Police later found the second victim, gu hao, in a car not far from —— house. Police believe Gu Hao ,46, returned to his car after killing Liu Bing and killed himself with a gun.
Police revealed details of the affai
Responding to a question The British Broadcasting Corporation in Chinese, the local police said that the two men had been involved in a long-standing dispute over an "intimate partner "; the police believed that this was the motive for murder and suicide. The police did not disclose the identity of the "intimate partner ".
Liu Bing studied coronavirus before birth, and the college said his research on the new coronavirus is about to make significant progress. As Liu Bing's previous work is now a sensitive topic, he is a Chinese-American scientist in the United States, the conspiracy theory around the murder case immediately rose.
Asked about media speculation, local police said there was "no evidence" that the case was linked to Liu's research at the University of Pittsburgh and the new coronavirus outbreak. Police also revealed that neither party was in the United States citizen, so the case was referred to federal authorities. The British Broadcasting Corporation Chinese deadline has not been able to independently verify the nationality of the parties.
Assistant Professor Liu Bing, School of Medicine, University Bing Liu, Pittsburgh
"Major Progress" on New Coronavirus Research
Liu Bing is a "distinguished researcher" in a eulogy from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, referring to his upcoming "significant progress" in studying the mechanisms and complications of new coronavirus infections.
The institute's director, Ivet Bahar, told local media earlier that mr liu had recently launched a study on the mechanism of Covid-19 infection and had "just begun to produce interesting results ". Bahar did not respond to The British Broadcasting Corporation Chinese interview request.
The university of pittsburgh school of medicine last month published in the authoritative medical journal lancet essay, on the development of new coronavirus infection vaccine. However, Liu Bing is not among the essay authors.
Liu Bing's resume shows that his research category is computer systems biology, using computer modeling to analyze biological systems, and working with biologists and clinicians on human immunity and cancer-related topics. He was a Ph.D. and undergraduate student in computer science at the National University of Singapore academic degree, and completed a postdoctoral study at Carnegie Mellon University in the United States.
Local media in Pittsburgh quoted Liu Bing's neighbors as saying Liu and his wife were low-key and not familiar with the neighborhood.
Mr. gu spent more than 16 years in a u.s.-listed multinational energy management company, where he is a software executive at his pennsylvania branch. The British Broadcasting Corporation company confirmed Gu's death in Chinese but did not comment on the case.
Speculation around the new coronavirus
Since the outbreak of the new type of coronavirus, related conspiracy theories and skepticism have emerged in endlessly.
Among them, the virus is "China's secret biological and chemical weapons ," a statement has been refuted by the United States intelligence agencies. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs speaker Zhao Lijian has previously said that the virus was brought to Wuhan by the U.S. military, which is not supported by conclusive evidence.
President Trump 、Secretary of State Pompeo has repeatedly linked the virus to the Wuhan Institute of Viruses.
Pompeo renewed his criticism of the Chinese government on Saturday. He said Beijing could have saved hundreds of thousands of lives if it had been more open and transparent in handling information about the epidemic. Pompeo stated that the United States was not yet in a position to identify the source of the virus, but reiterated that there was "substantial evidence" that the virus originated from the Wuhan Virus Institute.
Under questioning by Barbara Brett-Erscher (Barbara Plett-Usher), The British Broadcasting Corporation's State Department, Pompeo denied that the two positions were contradictory.
