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'''Zhang Wenkang''' ({{zh|s=张文康|t=張文康|p=Zhāng Wénkāng}}; born 1940 in [[Nanhui District|Nanhui]], [[Shanghai]]) was the 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=http://www.guardian.co.uk/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|newspaper=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=20 April 2003}}</ref>
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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|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 former President [[Jiang Zemin]]. 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

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.
Zhang Wenkang
Traditional Chinese張文康
Simplified Chinese张文康
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Wénkāng

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

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  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.
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1998–2003 (SARS crisis) 		Succeeded by


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