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Around September 8, 2026, Wang Dan, Guo Baosheng, Chen Xiaoping, and several friends traveled to India and met with the Dalai Lama, with relevant photos published online. Those accompanying them were reportedly overseas pro-democracy figures and their friends. Following the meeting, some criticized them for contacting or paying homage to the Dalai Lama, while those involved viewed the encounter as a meeting between anti-communist individuals and a gesture of respect for the Dalai Lama's person and beliefs. The source material did not specify the exact city or the formal arrangements for the meeting.

On June 11, 2026, Ouyang Jing, an editor of the Independent Chinese PEN website, published text criticized as an apology for the Chinese Communist Party's June Fourth crackdown, sparking strong protests from overseas dissidents including Wu Zuolai, Wang Dan, and Zhou Fengsuo, who publicly demanded that PEN review his qualifications to serve as an editor.

Chinese students and citizens gathered in Beijing Tiananmen Square to demand reforms, anti-corruption measures, and freedom, and were met with a military crackdown by troops and tanks.