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obituary2 years ago

Chinese SARS whistleblower Dr. Jiang Yanyong passes away at 91.

Chinese military surgeon, Dr. Jiang Yanyong, who exposed the Chinese government's cover-up of Beijing's outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003, died at the age of 91. His act forced a collision of fact with official lies and created the space for other officials and doctors to tell the truth, leading to the ouster of China's health minister and Beijing's mayor and saving an untold number of lives. Jiang's courage had inspired other doctors and officials to speak out, and for a brief period, he was treated as a national hero.

via NPR|
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obituary2 years ago

Chinese SARS whistleblower Jiang Yanyong passes away at 91

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.

via NPR|
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obituary2 years ago

Jiang Yanyong, Chinese doctor who exposed SARS cover-up, dies at 91.

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.

via BBC|
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obituary2 years ago

Chinese whistleblower of SARS outbreak passes away at 91.

Chinese military doctor and SARS whistleblower Jiang Yanyong has died at the age of 91. Jiang revealed the full extent of the 2003 SARS outbreak and was later placed under house arrest for his political outspokenness. 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 is survived by his wife, Hua Zhongwei, a son and a daughter.

via The Associated Press - en Español|
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