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Jiang Xun

Jiang Xun (1947 - October 13, 2021) was a Hong Kong media professional. Born in Shanghai, Jiang worked for *Wen Wei Po* newspaper and *Literature Press* newspaper before moving to Hong Kong in 1994, where he served as senior special correspondent and deputy editor-in-chief of Hong Kong's *Asia Weekly*, as well as director and chief editor of Republic (Hong Kong) Publishing Limited. He was a member of the Hong Kong Writers' Association and joined the Chinese Writers' Association in 1993. Jiang died of an acute illness on October 10, 2021.

Jiang was the author of more than 10 books, and was the recipient of numerous literary and journalistic awards in mainland China and Hong Kong. Jiang had written reports on the inner workings of Operation Yellowbird, which helped the Chinese dissidents who participated in the 1989 democracy movement to escape arrest by the Chinese government by facilitating their departure overseas via Hong Kong.

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