Jiang Yanyong
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Born | 2003 SARS outbreak in China | 4 October 1931
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Jiang Yanyong | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Jiǎng Yànyǒng |
Wade–Giles | Chiang Yen-yung |
Jiang Yanyong (4 October 1931 – 11 March 2023) was a Chinese physician who publicized a coverup of the
Jiang was under periodic house arrest due to his role in exposing the coverup of SARS outbreak. [1] According to a report in The New York Times, Jiang was portrayed as a bad role model in Chinese educational material, for "harming the interests of the nation".[2]
Education
Jiang attended Yenching University.[3] He chose a career in medicine after seeing an aunt die of tuberculosis. In 1952, he entered Peking Union Medical College.[3]
Career
Jiang joined the
While the
In February 2004, Jiang wrote an open letter to
On 2 June 2004, two days before the 15th anniversary of the massacre, Jiang Yanyong's family in California reported that he and his wife were missing from their house in Beijing after being arrested and placed under military custody.[5][9] He was released on 19 July 2004.[10]
In March 2019, he wrote to
Death
Jiang died of pneumonia on 11 March 2023, at the age of 91.[13][14]
Awards
In August 2004, Jiang was awarded the prestigious
On 20 September 2007, the
See also
References
- TheGuardian.com. February 9, 2020.
- ^ Yuan, Li (January 22, 2020). "China Silences Critics over Deadly Virus Outbreak". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "The 2004 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Public Service". Ramon Magsaysay Foundation. August 31, 2004. Archived from the original on June 14, 2007. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
- ^ Qin, Amy (14 March 2023). "Jiang Yanyong, Who Helped Expose China's SARS Crisis, Dies at 91". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c Pan, Philip P. (July 5, 2004). "Chinese Pressure Dissident Physician". The Washington Post. pp. A01. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g Kahn, Joseph (July 13, 2007). "China Hero Doctor Who Exposed SARS Cover-Up Barred U.S. Trip For Rights Award". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
- ^ Chinoy, Mike (July 20, 2004). "From hero to China's state villain". CNN. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
- ^ "Profile: China's 'honest doctor'". BBC News. March 8, 2004. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
- ^ Richard Spencer in Beijing (June 4, 2004). "Sars hero vanishes in Beijing anniversary swoop". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "China frees doctor who challenged Tiananmen record". CBC. July 21, 2004. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
- ^ "Retired Chinese Doctor Incommunicado After Calling Tiananmen Massacre a 'Crime'". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ Yu, Verna (February 9, 2020). "Doctor who exposed Sars cover-up under house arrest in China, family confirms". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Qin, Amy (2023-03-14). "Jiang Yanyong, Who Helped Expose China's SARS Crisis, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- AP News. 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
External links
- Jiang Yanyong on China Digital Times
- Time Magazine 2003 Biography of Jiang Yanyong
- Time Magazine contents of the 2003 letter about SARS
- BBC Article on the missing Jiang Yanyong
- Translation of the text of the February 2004 letter written by Jiang Yanyong asking for a reexamination of the Tiananmen Square massacre
- Amnesty International article
- Human Rights Watch article
- NY Times article detailing release
- CITATION for Jiang Yanyong at the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation website
- Philip P. Pan's article in the New Republic