Jiang Yanyong, Chinese doctor who exposed SARS cover-up, dies at 91.
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Dr. Jiang Yanyong, a former military surgeon who exposed China's cover-up of the 2003 Sars epidemic, has died at the age of 91. He sent a letter exposing the lies in the official narrative to Chinese state broadcasters, who ignored it. But the letter was then leaked to foreign media which published his account in full. His revelations forced the Chinese government to admit it had provided false information, and spurred the WHO into action.
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