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Jiang Yanyong, a Chinese military doctor who revealed the full extent of the 2003 SARS outbreak and was later placed under house arrest for his political outspokenness, has died, a long-time acquaintance and a Hong Kong newspaper said Tuesday.
His passing was censored in China, highlighting his continued political sensitivity. Jiang had been a chief surgeon at the People’s Liberation Army’s main 301 hospital in Beijing when the army fought its way through the city to end weeks of student-led pro-democracy protests centered on Tiananmen Square, causing the deaths of hundreds — possibly thousands — of civilians.
Jiang's letter to state media revealing more cases than reported forced the lifting of government suppression and led to containment measures. Despite receiving awards for his public service, Jiang and his wife were placed under house arrest for appealing for a re-evaluation of the 1989 protests. His experience echoes in China's handling of the initial COVID-19 outbreak and the treatment of whistleblowers.
Jiang is survived by his wife, Hua Zhongwei, a son and a daughter, according to the South China Morning Post.
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