Jiang Yanyong

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 Yanyong
Born(1931-10-04)4 October 1931
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Died11 March 2023(2023-03-11) (aged 91)
Beijing, China
Alma materYenching University
OccupationPhysician
Known forWhistleblower regarding the reality of the 2003 SARS outbreak in China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Jiang Yanyong
Traditional Chinese蔣彥永
Simplified Chinese蒋彦永

Jiang was under periodic house arrest due to his role in exposing the coverup of SARS outbreak. 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".

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