Chinese SARS whistleblower Jiang Yanyong passes away at 91
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Chinese military doctor Jiang Yanyong, who revealed the true extent of the 2003 SARS outbreak and was later placed under house arrest for his political outspokenness, has died at the age of 91. News of his death and even his name were censored within China, underscoring how he remained a politically sensitive figure even late in life. Jiang's letter about the SARS outbreak forced the lifting of government suppression, leading to the resignations of both the health minister and Beijing's mayor.
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