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Tong Zeng
Tong Zeng (Chinese: 童增; June 3, 1956 – October 23, 2025) was a Chinese scholar, peace activist and businessman. He was chairman of the China Federation of Demanding Compensation from Japan, and chairman of Zhongxiang Investment Co., Ltd.
Tong Zeng wrote a paper in 1990, later known as Tong Zeng's "Book of Ten Thousand Words", which triggered a civil movement to safeguard the dignity and rights of victims of Japanese atrocities during World War II. Early on, Tong Zeng was restricted by the Chinese government. Reports by Human Rights Watch in 1994 and 1996, Amnesty International in 1995, and the US State Department in 1995 and 1996 mentioned that Tong Zeng was unfairly treated. He was a Nobel Peace Prize candidate in 2015 and 2017. He spoke for the voiceless and sought justice and peace in an uncertain world.
Tong was also the first to question the "Human Genome Project". In 1998, he publicly opposed the collection of blood samples of the elderly in China, and by some institutions in both China and the United States, for the so-called purpose of studying the model and analysis of the mortality of the elderly. Science magazine also participated in the interview report. In 2003, he published the book The Last Line of Defense, in which he proposed that "SARS might be produced in a laboratory or a genetic weapon aimed at the Chinese". In the preface of the book, Tong wrote: "Though the cause of the SARS virus has not been found, this book gives people a new thinking," the AP, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, China Youth Daily, and other media reported.
On July 6, 2019, Tong wrote to suggest that the United Nations should learn from the historical lessons of Albert Einstein and other scientists who failed to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons after the war, and must prevent the militarization and weapons of biological genetic research in some countries. At the end of 2019, when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, he raised his concern to the Chinese government that the virus may have originated from laboratories, and sent a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the World Health Organization, asking them to conduct thorough inspections of all biological, viral, and genetic laboratories around the world.
Tong died on October 23, 2025, at the age of 69.
Tong Zeng's father, Tong Qiangmeng, graduated from the mechanical department of Chongqing University in 1956. His mother, Mu Huifang, graduated from accounting at a technical secondary school. Tong was born in Chongqing, China, on June 3, 1956. Chen Zongshun (pseudonym: Liu Bai), a Chinese biographer, has published four books about Tong Zeng over the past 20 years, three of which record Tong Zeng's early life. The titles of three books have also been included in bibliographies such as the National Library of Australia, the Stanford University Library of the United States, and the National Diet Library of Japan. In particular, the book Tong Zeng: the hero of our times, published in Hong Kong in 2015, is still on the sales list of the publishing house. Chinese freelance writer Guan Mingqiang wrote a long documentary report on Tong Zeng in 1998, which also detailed his early life. In these works, Tong Zeng's early life is written in detail. Tong 's childhood was greatly influenced by his grandfather. In 2016, another modern Chinese writer, Guan Jie, published another biography of Tong Zeng in China. The book also described Tong Zeng's early life in detail, and described Tong Zeng as having been born with a pair of black and bright eyes.
After graduating from high school, 19-year-old Tong Zeng went to the countryside to work in agriculture and opened up wasteland to grow tea, like many of his peers in China at the time, but he did not forget to read and study.
At the age of 20, Tong Zeng taught temporarily in local rural elementary schools and middle schools, teaching Chinese, history, geography, and other courses. At the age of 22, he was admitted to Sichuan University in China, and studied economics there. In 1982, he was assigned to teach at the Beijing Industry Management Institute. In 1985, he signed up for the international law professional examination for overseas graduate students funded by a Hong Kong foundation, but was not admitted. In 1986, he was admitted to Peking University for a master's degree in law.
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Tong Zeng
Tong Zeng (Chinese: 童增; June 3, 1956 – October 23, 2025) was a Chinese scholar, peace activist and businessman. He was chairman of the China Federation of Demanding Compensation from Japan, and chairman of Zhongxiang Investment Co., Ltd.
Tong Zeng wrote a paper in 1990, later known as Tong Zeng's "Book of Ten Thousand Words", which triggered a civil movement to safeguard the dignity and rights of victims of Japanese atrocities during World War II. Early on, Tong Zeng was restricted by the Chinese government. Reports by Human Rights Watch in 1994 and 1996, Amnesty International in 1995, and the US State Department in 1995 and 1996 mentioned that Tong Zeng was unfairly treated. He was a Nobel Peace Prize candidate in 2015 and 2017. He spoke for the voiceless and sought justice and peace in an uncertain world.
Tong was also the first to question the "Human Genome Project". In 1998, he publicly opposed the collection of blood samples of the elderly in China, and by some institutions in both China and the United States, for the so-called purpose of studying the model and analysis of the mortality of the elderly. Science magazine also participated in the interview report. In 2003, he published the book The Last Line of Defense, in which he proposed that "SARS might be produced in a laboratory or a genetic weapon aimed at the Chinese". In the preface of the book, Tong wrote: "Though the cause of the SARS virus has not been found, this book gives people a new thinking," the AP, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, China Youth Daily, and other media reported.
On July 6, 2019, Tong wrote to suggest that the United Nations should learn from the historical lessons of Albert Einstein and other scientists who failed to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons after the war, and must prevent the militarization and weapons of biological genetic research in some countries. At the end of 2019, when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, he raised his concern to the Chinese government that the virus may have originated from laboratories, and sent a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the World Health Organization, asking them to conduct thorough inspections of all biological, viral, and genetic laboratories around the world.
Tong died on October 23, 2025, at the age of 69.
Tong Zeng's father, Tong Qiangmeng, graduated from the mechanical department of Chongqing University in 1956. His mother, Mu Huifang, graduated from accounting at a technical secondary school. Tong was born in Chongqing, China, on June 3, 1956. Chen Zongshun (pseudonym: Liu Bai), a Chinese biographer, has published four books about Tong Zeng over the past 20 years, three of which record Tong Zeng's early life. The titles of three books have also been included in bibliographies such as the National Library of Australia, the Stanford University Library of the United States, and the National Diet Library of Japan. In particular, the book Tong Zeng: the hero of our times, published in Hong Kong in 2015, is still on the sales list of the publishing house. Chinese freelance writer Guan Mingqiang wrote a long documentary report on Tong Zeng in 1998, which also detailed his early life. In these works, Tong Zeng's early life is written in detail. Tong 's childhood was greatly influenced by his grandfather. In 2016, another modern Chinese writer, Guan Jie, published another biography of Tong Zeng in China. The book also described Tong Zeng's early life in detail, and described Tong Zeng as having been born with a pair of black and bright eyes.
After graduating from high school, 19-year-old Tong Zeng went to the countryside to work in agriculture and opened up wasteland to grow tea, like many of his peers in China at the time, but he did not forget to read and study.
At the age of 20, Tong Zeng taught temporarily in local rural elementary schools and middle schools, teaching Chinese, history, geography, and other courses. At the age of 22, he was admitted to Sichuan University in China, and studied economics there. In 1982, he was assigned to teach at the Beijing Industry Management Institute. In 1985, he signed up for the international law professional examination for overseas graduate students funded by a Hong Kong foundation, but was not admitted. In 1986, he was admitted to Peking University for a master's degree in law.