page_title: Shuping Wang
section_title: The King of Hell's Palace
hierarchical_section_title: Shuping Wang / The King of Hell's Palace
caption_attribution_description: English: Shuping in London
context_page_description: Shuping Wang was a Chinese-American medical researcher and public health whistleblower. She exposed the poor practices that led to the spread of hepatitis C and HIV in central China in the 1990s, potentially saving tens of thousands of lives. In 2001, following harassment by Chinese officials, she moved to the United States, where she worked until her death.
context_section_description: In the month prior to her death, Wang was involved in the production of a play based on story of HIV epidemic in Zhoukou region and her whistleblowing, entitled The King of Hell's Palace, that was to open at the Hampstead Theatre in London. However, she reported that family and friends living in China had been intimidated to pressure her to drop the show. She said that this pressure was happening because Chinese officials were afraid of publicity, "but even after all this time, I will still not be silenced, even though I am deeply sad that this intimidation is happening yet again." She believed that the play would help expose corruption in Chinese health service, save people  and help persecuted Chinese doctors and AID activists like Gao Yaojie and Wan Yanhai.
caption: Wang at opening night of The King of Hell's Palace
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