Fan Changjiang

Fan Changjiang
范长江
Born	Fan Xitian (1909-10-06)October 6, 1909 Neijiang, Sichuan, Qing Empire (now China)
Died	October 23, 1970(1970-10-23) (aged 61) Queshan, Henan, China
Occupation(s)	Journalist, writer

Fan Changjiang (simplified Chinese: 范长江; traditional Chinese: 范長江; Wade–Giles: Fan Ch'ang-chiang; 6 October 1909 – 23 October 1970), born Fan Xitian (范希天), was a Chinese journalist, war correspondent, and writer. One of the most famous wartime reporters during World War II, he had become well known for his reporting during the 1936 battles in Inner Mongolia and his interview with Mao Zedong in 1937.^[1] Fan was persecuted during the Cultural Revolution and committed suicide in 1970.