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Yang Zhanqing

Yang Zhanqing

HRD, Equality campaigner
SCMP Article
2015

Fears for Chinese NGOs as activists arrested

Yang Zhanqing is a campaigner for health rights, particularly concerning food and medicine, and advocates for improved regulation in these areas. He previously worked at the Beijing Yirenping Centre and was formerly the director of the non-governmental organisation's Zhengzhou offices. Yirenping was founded in 1996 to combat discrimination and offer support to people suffering from hepatitis B and HIV. The NGO also champions gender equality.