Xiong Yan (dissident)
Xiong Yan | |
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Xiong in Army Service Uniform | |
| Native name | 熊焱 |
| Born | 1 September 1964 Shuangfeng, China |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1994–1996 1996–2003 (Reserve) 2003–present |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Fort Bliss Warrant Officer Career College, Fort Rucker 1st Cavalry Division |
| Battles / wars | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Alma mater | Peking University Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary University of North Carolina Covenant Theological Seminary Trinity Evangelical Divinity School |
| Other work | Student protest leader |
Xiong Yan (Chinese: 熊焱; born 1 September 1964) is a Chinese-American human rights activist, military officer, and Protestant chaplain. He was a dissident involved in 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Xiong Yan studied at Peking University Law School from 1986 to 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. He ran for Congress in New York's 10th congressional district in 2022, and his campaign was reportedly attacked by agents of China's Ministry of State Security.