KateYHuang
09-21-2004, 09:33 PM
Dr. Jiang Yanyong Honored With ．Asian Nobel Prize・
Retired military doctor, Jiang Yanyong, was recently awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize. The Ramon Magsaysay Award foundation praised him for bravely breaking the silence by exposing the truth of the SARS epidemic in China, and thereby pushing the authorities to take measures against SARS. The foundation also praised the seven winners, including Dr. Jiang, as outstanding people of Asia for persevering faith and helping Asia to become a better place.
According to an August 3 report in the Apple Daily newspaper, the Ramon Magsaysay Award foundation recently announced the award name list in Manila, Philippines. This award was first established in 1957, and named after the deceased Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay. It originally consisted of five prizes awarded annually. Separate awards were given for outstanding contribution, by individual or organization, in government service, public service, community leadership, peace and international understanding, journalism, literature or creative communication arts.
Since the Ramon Magsaysay award started, 201 individuals and 15 organizations have been recognized. In China, Yuan Longping, known as ：father of the hybrid rice,； and Gao Yaojie, a doctor who helped carriers of the HIV virus, were both honored with the Ramon Magsaysay award in government service and public service. Dr. Jiang Yanyong received the award for public service.
Last December, the weekly U.S. Time magazine featured Jiang Yanyong as Asia・s ．People Who Mattered・ for 2003. Dr. Jiang gained international respect last year when SARS erupted, for bravely exposing the situation that was being concealed by Chinese authorities. He was named the ：SARS hero.； Since then, he has been monitored by authorities.
In February 2004, Dr. Jiang submitted a written statement to the highest level of the CCP, appealing for the re-evaluating of the Tiananmen Massacre. This correspondence found its way into the international media around the time of the National People・s Congress meeting in March. Afterwards, the CCP and army cadres often visited Dr. Jiang, asking him to acknowledge that writing that statement was a ：serious political mistake.； Dr. Jiang maintained that he had done nothing wrong. The authorities therefore increased their monitoring of his actions, telephone and email.
In June, Dr. Jiang was kidnapped on his way to applying for an American visa. He was reportedly forced to write daily reports and watch videos to change his ideology. Under pressure from international society, he was released on July 20.
Retired military doctor, Jiang Yanyong, was recently awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize. The Ramon Magsaysay Award foundation praised him for bravely breaking the silence by exposing the truth of the SARS epidemic in China, and thereby pushing the authorities to take measures against SARS. The foundation also praised the seven winners, including Dr. Jiang, as outstanding people of Asia for persevering faith and helping Asia to become a better place.
According to an August 3 report in the Apple Daily newspaper, the Ramon Magsaysay Award foundation recently announced the award name list in Manila, Philippines. This award was first established in 1957, and named after the deceased Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay. It originally consisted of five prizes awarded annually. Separate awards were given for outstanding contribution, by individual or organization, in government service, public service, community leadership, peace and international understanding, journalism, literature or creative communication arts.
Since the Ramon Magsaysay award started, 201 individuals and 15 organizations have been recognized. In China, Yuan Longping, known as ：father of the hybrid rice,； and Gao Yaojie, a doctor who helped carriers of the HIV virus, were both honored with the Ramon Magsaysay award in government service and public service. Dr. Jiang Yanyong received the award for public service.
Last December, the weekly U.S. Time magazine featured Jiang Yanyong as Asia・s ．People Who Mattered・ for 2003. Dr. Jiang gained international respect last year when SARS erupted, for bravely exposing the situation that was being concealed by Chinese authorities. He was named the ：SARS hero.； Since then, he has been monitored by authorities.
In February 2004, Dr. Jiang submitted a written statement to the highest level of the CCP, appealing for the re-evaluating of the Tiananmen Massacre. This correspondence found its way into the international media around the time of the National People・s Congress meeting in March. Afterwards, the CCP and army cadres often visited Dr. Jiang, asking him to acknowledge that writing that statement was a ：serious political mistake.； Dr. Jiang maintained that he had done nothing wrong. The authorities therefore increased their monitoring of his actions, telephone and email.
In June, Dr. Jiang was kidnapped on his way to applying for an American visa. He was reportedly forced to write daily reports and watch videos to change his ideology. Under pressure from international society, he was released on July 20.