Jean Pasqualini

Jean Pasqualini
Born1926 (1926)
Beijing, China
Died9 October 1997(1997-10-09) (aged 70–71)
Other namesBao Ruowang
OccupationsJournalist, author
Known forImprisonment in the Chinese Laogai

Jean Pasqualini (simplified Chinese: 鲍若望; traditional Chinese: 鮑若望; pinyin: Bào Ruòwàng; 1926 – 9 October 1997) was a French and Chinese journalist who wrote a memoir of his experiences as a political prisoner in the laogai labor camp system. Born in Beijing, Jean Pasqualini was the son of a Chinese mother and a Corsican French father. His Chinese name is rendered as Bao Ruowang, with "Bao" representing the first syllable in Pasqualini and "Ruowang" being a phonetic rendering of Jean.