Jiang Yanyong
Peking Duck has again unearthed a must-read article:
Philip Pan, for years my favorite correspondent in Beijing (he left a few months ago), has written a devastating article about a letter written by a doctor who saw with his own eyes the victims of the massacre on the streets of Beijing n June 4, 1989 and described in detail the carnage he witnessed in the emergency room that night.
In case anyone is any doubt about the people chosen to be guardian of the Olympic spirit in August, Jiang has spent the last five years under the surveillance of the state or incarcerated at their pleasure. His crime? He chose to honour his profession by saving countless lives through an exposure of the SARS cover up. His penchant for the truth and his June ‘89 memories makes the good doctor an enemy of the Chinese government. They also make Jiang, and others like him, invaluable in the process of breaking the cycle of paranoia that prevents the CCP from governing honestly.
July 11th, 2008 at 12:11 am
That’s nowaday’s China! The wicked is rewarded yet the good punished, and the weak bullied. As a result, the honest people is becoming less and less. Jiang Yanyong is one of ” the less and less honest people”. God bless him!
July 11th, 2008 at 5:52 am
Monica - I agree that China too often punishes its bravest and best citizens.