Jiang Yanyong | |
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| Born | 4 October 1931 |
| Died | 11 March 2023 (aged 91) Beijing, China |
| Alma mater | Yenching University |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | Whistleblower regarding the reality of the 2003 SARS outbreak in China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
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| Traditional Chinese | 蔣彥永 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 蒋彦永 | ||||||||
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Jiang Yanyong (4 October 1931 – 11 March 2023) was a Chinese physician who publicized a coverup of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in Mainland China. Born into the Zhejiang Xingye Bank family, Jiang was the chief physician of the 301 Hospital in Beijing and a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party.
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]
- ^ "Doctor who exposed Sars cover-up is under house arrest in China, family confirms". TheGuardian.com. February 9, 2020.
- ^ Yuan, Li (January 22, 2020). "China Silences Critics over Deadly Virus Outbreak". The New York Times.