Jiang Weiping

Jiang Weiping (; born ) is a veteran mainland Chinese journalist known internationally for his arrest by the Chinese Communist Party in 2001.

In 1999, he began publishing a series of articles about the Communist Party corruption in the Hong Kong magazine Frontline , including a report on Bo Xilai. He was arrested in December 2000 and sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of revealing state secrets, but was granted early release in 2006. After a period of house arrest, he emigrated to Canada in 2009.

Career in China Jiang is a graduate of the University of Liaoning, where he studied history.

In mid-1999, Jiang also published a series of eight reports in Front Line, a Hong Kong magazine, alleging corruption by various Chinese officials. Ma was executed in 2001 for the loss.

Arrest and imprisonment Despite having written under a pen name, Jiang was soon located by authorities. He was detained in December 2000 on charges of revealing "state secrets". The sentence was later reduced to six years by the Liaoning Province Higher People's Court.

The sentence drew protest from journalist advocacy organizations around the world. The administration of George W. Bush also protested Jiang's detention and called for his release.

Jiang wrote later that he was tortured by police in an attempt to force a false confession; he stated that he lost consciousness several times and once required hospitalization. After a sympathetic guard agreed to deliver letters to Jiang's wife, who had them published in Asia Weekly, Jiang reported that his treatment improved. In 2009, he was allowed to emigrate to Canada.

He was also awarded the "One Humanity Award" in 2006 by PEN Canada, which included a C$5000 cash prize.

Personal life Jiang's is married to Li Yangling, who was briefly detained for protesting his imprisonment. The couple have one daughter. In 2004, before Jiang's own release from prison, PEN Canada secured permission for Li and her daughter to move to Canada.