Authors: Wang Jinzhong, Dong Peng
Wang Dan, leader of the “June 4th Tiananmen Incident,” arrived in Japan on November 30, 2022, for a six-day visit. On the afternoon of December 1, 2022, Wang Dan gave a speech at the Foreign Correspondents’ Association of Japan, addressing the “White Paper Movement” in major cities worldwide. Wang Dan said, “After 33 years, I finally see the spirit of June Fourth return.” He called on the international community to pay attention to the situation.
On November 24, a fire in Urumqi caused 10 deaths and 9 injuries, sparking a ‘blank slate’ movement across China against the ‘dynamic zero-COVID’ policy. Protesters held up white papers and shouted, ‘Down with the Communist Party’ and ‘Xi Jinping, step down.’ Wang Dan said, “When I see incredible protests across China, the first feeling in my mind is that the spirit of 1989, 33 years later, has returned.” Wang Dan called on the international community to pay attention to the situation.
Wang Dan stated at the Foreign Correspondents’ Association of Japan: This visit to Japan is to establish the Japanese branch of ‘Dialogue with China.’
What are your thoughts on Jiang Zemin’s death? Wang Dan said: The ‘elder’ in the eyes of young people is, in fact, one of the executioners of the Tiananmen Square incident. He rose to the position of leader only by stepping on the bloody footsteps of June 4th. Compared to Xi Jinping, Jiang Zemin loves to put on a show, but at least his showmanship is better than Xi’s misdeeds. Compared to Hu Yaobang and Zhao Ziyang, Jiang Zemin falls far short.
50 media outlets attended today’s press conference, including Jiji Press, Yomiuri Shimbun, Nikkei Economic News, Nippon TV, TBS TV, and FTV News Network.
After the press conference, Wang Dan gave an exclusive interview to Masaki Kusakabe, the famous host of TBS’s “News Special,” which will air on Saturday, December 3rd at 17:30.
Wang Dan’s visit to Japan will also be featured by Japan’s NHK and Asahi TV stations.