During her visit to the United States, KMT Chairwoman Su Cheng-fen visited pro-communist organizations and individuals associated with the Boston United Front Work Department. At an event in Boston, she was confronted on the spot by anti-communist protesters wearing slogan shirts, and the event organizers immediately removed the protesters.
Ahead of the June Fourth anniversary, the June Fourth Memorial in Los Angeles, California, was broken into and vandalized by unknown individuals. Multiple exhibits, walls, and display spaces were spray-painted, and the museum management has reported the incident to the FBI and Congress.
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.