After all, the foreign ministry was created as a new Communist government tried to establish its control over the country and its legitimacy in a largely hostile world.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/17/china-wolf-warrior-li-shangfu-diplomacy-xi-jinping-ccp-qin-gang/

And the sad fact is that without the cooperation of the Chinese Communist government, we aren’t likely to find that hard link.

Source: https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2023/07/19/finally-biden-cuts-off-funding-to-wuhan-lab-for-being-non-compliant-with-federal-regulations-n1711810