Xu Jiatun

Xu Jiatun (Chinese: 许家屯; 10 March 1916 – 29 June 2016) was a Chinese communist politician and dissident. He was the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Jiangsu Province from 1977 to 1983 and the Governor of Jiangsu from 1977 to 1979. After supporting the 1989 Tiananmen Square student protests, he left the country and lived in self-exile in the United States.

Xu Jiatun
许家屯
Communist Party Secretary of the Jiangsu
In office 1977–1983
Preceded by	Peng Chong
Succeeded by	Han Peixin
Governor of Jiangsu
In office 1977–1979
Preceded by	Peng Chong
Succeeded by	Hui Yuyu
Director of the Hong Kong Branch of the New China News Agency
In office 1983–1990
Preceded by	Wang Kuang
Succeeded by	Zhou Nan
Personal details
Born	(1916-03-10)10 March 1916 Rugao, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
Died	29 June 2016(2016-06-29) (aged 100) Los Angeles, California, United States
Political party	Communist Party of China (until 1991)
Occupation	Politician

Xu died in Los Angeles, California on 29 June 2016 at the age of 100.