Hu Jiwei

[2][3][4] Hu also served as a vice director of the Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee of the National People's Congress between 1983 and 1989, but was purged from the central leadership after the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989.

[1] In 1935, Hu enrolled in West China Medical Center, but transferred to Sichuan University in 1936, when he became an active member in a number of newspaper and magazines.

[5][6] Hu joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1937, and in 1939, he travelled to Yan'an and subsequently worked for Jiefang Daily and Xinhua News Agency.

[5][6] Hu was persecuted during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976), and soon afterwards was appointed the editor-in-chief of the People's Daily in January 1977 and played an important role during the Boluan Fanzheng period.

[2][4] However, Hu continued to support free press and called for political reforms in mainland China.