Statement from the China Democratic
UnityAlliance commemorating the 37th anniversary of the June Fourth Massacre
, Chairmanof the China Democratic Unity Alliance, Chen Liqun
, June 4, 2026
This year marks the 37th anniversary of the June Fourth Tiananmen Massacre.
Thirty-seven years ago, the Chinese people demanded anti-corruption, freedom, democracy, and reform through peaceful, rational, and nonviolent means, but were brutally suppressed by the Chinese Communist Party regime by mobilizing troops and tanks, causing a humanitarian disaster that shocked the world. This massacre not only claimed countless innocent lives but also destroyed China’s important historical opportunity toward political democratization.
Thirty-seven years have passed, and June Fourth has never become history. The regime that ordered the shooting still holds power; the victims remain uncleared, the truth is sealed, those responsible are not held accountable, and those fighting for freedom and democracy continue to be persecuted, imprisoned, or exiled abroad.
Therefore, June Fourth is not just a history of the past, but a reality that continues to unfold. As long as the truth remains unclear, justice remains unrealized, and democracy is not realized, we have a responsibility to continue commemorating June Fourth and carry forward its spirit.
The fundamental problem with June Fourth lies in the CCP regime using state violence to massacre its own people. This is not only a blood debt owed by the Chinese people to the CCP, but also a serious trampling on human civilization, the value of freedom, and the world’s conscience.
To this day, the Chinese Communist Party still maintains one-party rule, continuously suppressing freedom of speech, the press, religious belief, and association. From the Cultural Revolution to the June Fourth massacre, from rights protection movements to the White Paper Movement, from political persecution to high-tech surveillance, the essence of totalitarian rule has never changed. Currently, the CCP is further strengthening ideological control and social surveillance, squeezing the space for civil society and suppressing dissidents, human rights lawyers, religious believers, and rights defenders. History repeatedly proves that systems lacking democratic oversight and checks and balances inevitably lead to corruption, authoritarianism, and human rights disasters.
However, hope remains. In recent years, grassroots movements such as the White Paper Movement have shown that the Chinese people’s pursuit of freedom, dignity, and rights has never disappeared. More and more young people are beginning to reflect on reality, recognize the dangers of authoritarian systems, and seek ways to change China’s future. We believe that the pursuit of freedom is an inalienable part of human nature; no suppression, control, or neglect can extinguish the people’s longing for democracy and freedom.
We call on the international community to uphold universal values, place democracy, human rights, and freedom above commercial interests, stop tolerating and tolerating the CCP authoritarian regime, continue to pay attention to China’s human rights situation, and support the Chinese people’s efforts to fight for freedom and democracy.
We also call on Chinese people at home and abroad to jointly safeguard historical memory, refuse to forget, and spread the truth. Might power tear down monuments, erase records, and block information, but it cannot erase people’s memory of truth and their pursuit of justice.
Currently, China is facing economic difficulties, intensifying social conflicts, and accumulating political crises. History has shown that any regime built on lies, fear, and violence cannot last long. Authoritarianism will eventually be eliminated by history, and liberal democracy will ultimately become the choice of the Chinese people.
On the 37th anniversary of the June Fourth Massacre, the China Democratic Unity League solemnly calls again:
1. Refuse to forget and reveal the truth;
2. Hold accountable and comfort the spirits;
3. Release political prisoners and protect human rights;
4. End one-party rule and achieve democratic constitutionalism;
5. Remember history and safeguard conscience;
6. Passing the torch, striving relentlessly.