The Edward C. Lin mural mystery

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1. A mystery

Associated with the ongoing mystery surrounding the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai on 8 March 2014, US researcher Ashton Forbes located a 2024 video by Lin - under Edward Siraya - promoting his new home care business (Siraya 2024). Within the video the following image was presented, relating to his 20 years service with the US Navy.

Original image from Siraya 2024. Source: X

Forbes posted the blurry image of what looks like a group of US Navy personnel on X / Twitter on 20 February 2025. He was seeking information on its precise location, date, and the names of those pictured. The only person the present writer could identify was a youngish Edward Lin, located on the front row, fourth from the left, dressed in dark blue uniform. The location was a mystery, as was the date. Almost immediately various theories and suggestions were put forward on X in answer to Forbes' queries, most of which focussed on the intriguing metallic mural located behind the participants. Many people suggested that the imagery related to orbs and a wormhole, though it was likely the motifs were of a more pedestrian origin. The main information initially offer was as follows:

* Location

- One of the rooms in the United Nations Headquarters, New York. These included where the Security Council meet, and conference room 1; or a room in the Russian Department of Defence Headquarters, Moscow. The latter was presented as it was stated by a number of people that the text on the mural looked to be Russian Cyrillic. Locations in Mexico and Switzerland were also suggested.

* Date

- Nothing was offered, apart from the fact that it would have been prior to 2014, and associated with Lin's time as a Washington-based Congress Liaison Officer for the US Navy.

* People shown

- Apart from Edward Lin, the blurriness of the image made it difficult to identify the other participants, even using AI such as ChatGPT and Grok (X).

In reviewing the search results, it was clear that a lot of people were using AI and moving beyond simple Google searches. Of course, some of the results were off-the-mark, and this was to be expected due to the inherent problem of the image as presented.

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2. An answer

A search on Chinese language search engine Baidu revealed the following image of a copper mural or curtain wall apparently located at the Institute of Plasma Physics (IPP), Chinese Academy of Science (ASIPP), located on Science Island, west Hefei:

Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Hefei. Source: X

Despite this being revealed, commenters continued to propose Grok-suggestions, and ignore the information provided as to this Chinese source. The original Baidu search indicated that the mural was made by the Tianbao Baohua (Hefei) Engineering Company. This would suggest that it is relatively recent (i.e. post 1982). An image of the mural, posted on X by Tom Bayer (@tombay09), which included part of the floor mosaic, is as follows, featuring the Star of Lakshmi:

Floor motif.

The mural is therefore not some orb-related work of art, but more of piece of modern Chinese political art, promoting peace (as in the numerous doves depicted) and technological advancement.

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References

Siraya, Edward James, Our Why: The Owner, Edward Siraya, Home Helpers Hanover, 27 October 2024, YouTube, duration: 3.52 minutes.

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Last updated: 21 February 2025

Michael Organ, Australia