As June Fourth approached, Wang Dan, leader of the student movement in the June Fourth Tiananmen Square incident in 1989, introduced the opening of New York’s “June Fourth Memorial Hall” on YouTube:
1. Introduce the six significances of establishing the “June Fourth Memorial Hall.”
2. On June 1, a press conference was held. Members of the preparatory committee of the “June 4th Memorial Hall” met with the media and answered reporters’ questions.
3. June 2nd, 10:00 AM ~ 12:00 PM, opening ceremony of the “June 4th Memorial Hall.” Wei Jingsheng, Wang Juntao, Winston Lord (1989 Ambassador to China), Perry Lim, Li Anyou, the Dalai Lama, student representatives from that era, Western journalists from the past, American “civil society” representatives, and members of Congress will deliver speeches.
4. On the afternoon of June 2, participants in the June 4th Tiananmen Incident held a scheduled three-hour closed-door meeting to review and reflect. Li Hengqing presided over the meeting, with attendees including: Wu’er Kaixi, Wang Chaohua, Zhang Boli, Zhou Fengsuo, Zheng Xuguang, Wu Guoguang, Xu Chenggang, Hu Ping, Lin Peirui, Bai Xia, and others.
5. Media attending the conference included: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Reuters, Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, World Journal, Central News Agency, and more than ten Japanese media outlets. Wang Dan said, “I didn’t expect Japanese media to be almost fully mobilized.”
6. The first director of the future Tiananmen Memorial Hall will be: Yu Dahai.
7. Three features of the future Tiananmen Memorial Hall.
8. The future operation and continuation of the June Fourth Memorial Hall.
Since January 2022, Wang Dan and more than fifty other pro-democracy activists have jointly initiated the establishment of the “June Fourth Memorial Hall,” and to date, a total of $538,185 in donations has been received. On June 2, 2023, the “June Fourth Memorial Hall” opened in the bustling downtown Manhattan district of New York, and held activities to commemorate the 34th anniversary of June 4th.