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'''Zhang Wenkang'''(born 1940 in [[Nanhui District|Nanhui]], Shanghai) was the [[Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China|health minister]] of [[China]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography of Zhang Wenkang|url=http://www.chinavitae.com/biography/321|publisher=China Vitae|accessdate=27 December 2010}}</ref> during the [[SARS]] outbreak<ref>{{cite news|title=Sars death toll rises to 235|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/apr/22/sars.india|accessdate=27 December 2010|newspaper=The Guardian|date=22 April 2003}}</ref> who was sacked for mishandling the matter.<ref>{{cite news|title=Top Chinese officials sacked as SARS cover-up revealed|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2003/04/20/836247.htm|accessdate=27 December 2010|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=20 April 2003}}</ref>


'''Zhang Wenkang'''(born 1940 in [[Nanhui District|Nanhui]], Shanghai) was the [[Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China|health minister]] of [[China]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography of Zhang Wenkang|url=http://www.chinavitae.com/biography/321|publisher=China Vitae|access-date=27 December 2010}}</ref> during the [[SARS]] outbreak<ref>{{cite news|title=Sars death toll rises to 235|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/apr/22/sars.india|access-date=27 December 2010|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|date=22 April 2003}}</ref> who was sacked for mishandling the matter.<ref name=":05" />
Zhang was a supporter of [[Jiang Zemin]], former [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of China]]. After he was fired, he was placed in various ceremonial positions.


Zhang was a supporter of [[Jiang Zemin]], former [[General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party]]. Zhang was Jiang's personal physician.<ref name=":05">{{Cite book |last=Lampton |first=David M. |title=Living U.S.-China Relations: From Cold War to Cold War |date=2024 |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |isbn=978-1-5381-8725-8 |location=Lanham, MD |pages=275 |author-link=David M. Lampton}}</ref> After he was fired, he was placed in various ceremonial positions.

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Latest revision as of 18:01, 21 February 2024

Zhang Wenkang
Traditional Chinese張文康
Simplified Chinese张文康

Zhang Wenkang(born 1940 in Nanhui, Shanghai) was the health minister of China[1] during the SARS outbreak[2] who was sacked for mishandling the matter.[3]

Zhang was a supporter of Jiang Zemin, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. Zhang was Jiang's personal physician.[3] After he was fired, he was placed in various ceremonial positions.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Biography of Zhang Wenkang". China Vitae. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Sars death toll rises to 235". The Guardian. London. 22 April 2003. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  3. ^ a b Lampton, David M. (2024). Living U.S.-China Relations: From Cold War to Cold War. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 275. ISBN 978-1-5381-8725-8.
Government offices
Preceded by Minister of Health of China
1998–2003 (SARS crisis)
Succeeded by