Xiong Yan (dissident)
| Xiong Yan | |
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Xiong in Army Service Uniform
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| Native name | 熊焱 |
| Born |
1 September 1964  Shuangfeng, People's Republic of China
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1994–1996 1996–2003 Army Reserves 2003–present |
| Rank |
 Major
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| Unit |
Fort Bliss Warrant Officer Career College, Fort Rucker 1st Cavalry Division |
| Battles/wars | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Other work | Student protest leader |
Xiong Yan (Chinese: 熊焱) is a China-born naturalized American. He was a dissident involved in Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Xiong Yan studied at Beijing University Law School from 1986–1989. He came to the United States of America as a political refugee in 1992, and later became a chaplain in U.S. Army, serving in Iraq. Xiong Yan is the author of three books, and has earned six degrees.
Growing up in Hunan, he moved to Beijing to pursue graduate level studies in law at Beijing University. He was a probationary member of the Chinese Communist Party. While at Beijing University, he was a member of Caodi Salon, which Liu Gang had organized.
Yan was a student leader during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. At one point, he called himself "general commander". After the crackdown at Tiananmen Square, he was placed on China's "most wanted" list. Captured in late June 1989 at Datong, he was returned to Beijing under armed guard of hundreds of soldiers. Afterwards, he was detained for 19 months at Qincheng Prison without being charged with a crime.
After his release, Yan's academic credentials were stripped from him, and he was unable to obtain identification. During this period he converted to Christianity having met a member of an underground church. He fled mainland China in May 1992. After being granted political asylum he moved to the United States in June 1992, initially moving to the Los Angeles area. He remains a fugitive of mainland China.
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