Former director of Beijing Temple of Heaven Hospital and renowned Chinese radiologist Dai Jianping passed away from a lung infection in California, United States.
On March 5th, Beijing Temple of Heaven Hospital announced on its official website that Dai Jianping passed away at 3:18 PM on March 2, 2025, in California, United States at the age of 79. The hospital only mentioned that Dai Jianping’s death was due to ineffective medical treatment without specifying the exact cause of death.
According to sources online, Dai Jianping passed away in the United States due to a lung infection.
The death of the director of a well-known hospital in China in the United States has sparked controversy online. Many netizens questioned, “How come the director and professor of Temple of Heaven Hospital did not seek treatment in their own country?” “Why not in Afghanistan? Not in Russia, not in North Korea?” “Why not criticize the Americans now?”
“People don’t even believe in the medical standards of their own hospital.” “One’s body belongs to oneself and is honest.”
Regarding the reason for Dai Jianping’s trip to the United States, some netizens speculated, “Probably got a green card in the United States, or maybe became an American citizen,” “Enjoying benefits and living in the United States.” Some guessed, “His daughter is in the United States,” becoming a “patriotic” role model overseas.
Public records show that Dai Jianping was born in 1946 and was devoted to research in neuro-radiology. He served as the director of Beijing Temple of Heaven Hospital in October 1993 and retired in April 2008. In 2012, Dai Jianping was elected as a foreign academician of the National Academy of Medicine in the United States.