▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁(" Y in li " ▁/ ▁Chinese ▁L un ar ▁Calendar ▁date ▁was ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 )) ▁is ▁a ▁political ▁activ ist ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁two ▁Chinese ▁pro - dem ocracy ▁movements . ▁He ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁political ▁prisoner ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Wang ▁B ing z hang ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁in ▁Sh ij ia z hu ang , ▁Heb ei , ▁China . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Be ij ing ▁Medical ▁University ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁doctor ▁for ▁eight ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government ▁to ▁study ▁abroad ▁in ▁McG ill ▁University , ▁Canada ▁where ▁he ▁obtained ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁degree ▁in ▁path ology ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Wang ▁established ▁China ▁Spring , ▁the ▁first ▁pro - dem ocracy ▁Chinese ▁magazine ▁over se as . ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁he ▁launched ▁the ▁" Union ▁of ▁Chinese ▁Dem ocracy ▁Mov ement ", ▁Alliance ▁for ▁Democratic ▁China ▁() ▁public ly ▁den oun cing ▁the ▁one - party ▁rule ▁in ▁China . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁tra ve led ▁back ▁to ▁China ▁and ▁co - f ounded ▁two ▁opposition ▁parties , ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Fre edom ▁Dem ocracy ▁Party ▁and ▁Chinese ▁Dem ocracy ▁Justice ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8