The lab promoted the idea: Wuhan discussing "synthetically derived viruses": https://web.archive.org/web/20200212011902/http://english.whiov.cas.cn/News/Events

The lab promoted the idea: Wuhan discussing "synthetically derived viruses": https://web.archive.org/web/20200212011902/http://english.whiov.cas.cn/News/Events/201512/t20151204_157114.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200212011902/http://english.wh... 2017 conference at (Wuhan Institute of a virology) with gain of function research being top priority: http://english.whiov.cas.cn/Exchange2016/International_Conferences2017/201712/t20171215_187977.html http://english.whiov.cas.cn/Exchange2016/International_Confe... Ecohealth Alliance partnership: https://web.archive.org/web/20210323171425/http://english.whiov.cas.cn/International_Cooperation2016/Partnerships/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210323171425/http://english.wh... US Gov from state department: http://web.archive.org/web/20210116001621/https://www.state.gov/fact-sheet-activity-at-the-wuhan-institute-of-virology/ http://web.archive.org/web/20210116001621/https://www.state.... EcoHealth Alliance Peter Daszak discussing gene editing in coronaviruses in december 2019 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-Y843FFJvI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-Y843FFJvI