Overview
- Yan told the New York Times that for five years relatives have been used to entice her return, calling it a potential “perfect crime.”
- A 2023 criminal complaint in New York listed Yan as a victim in an alleged Chinese National Police transnational repression scheme, and the case remains pending.
- Google notified her earlier this year that she was likely targeted by a state‑sponsored attempt to steal her password, according to the reporting.
- Yan fled to the United States in 2020 with help from a foundation tied to Steve Bannon and Guo Wengui and later promoted lab‑origin claims on conservative media including Tucker Carlson’s show.
- Her husband, virologist Ranawaka Perera, traveled to the U.S. seeking a conversation to confirm her safety and has asserted she was influenced by online personalities, while she remains out of contact.