Wang Dan (dissident)

Wang Dan
Wang Dan
Wang Dan in 2009
Born (1969-02-26) 26 February 1969 (age 55)
Beijing, China
Education
Chinese name
Chinese王丹
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWáng Dān
IPA[wǎŋ tán]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWòhng Dāan
Jyutpingwong4 daan1
IPA[wɐ̏ŋ táːn]
Signature
Wang Dan speaking at a demonstration in 2015.

Wang Dan (Chinese: 王丹; born 26 February 1969) is a leader of the Chinese democracy movement and was one of the most visible student leaders in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. He holds a PhD in history from Harvard University, and from August 2009 to February 2010, Wang taught cross-strait history at Taiwan's National Chengchi University as a visiting scholar.[1] He then taught at National Tsing Hua University until 2015.[2][3]

Besides conducting research on related topics, Wang is an activist promoting democracy in China. Based in the United States, he travels the world to garner support from Overseas Chinese communities as well as from the public at large.

  1. ^ "Wang Dan to teach history". Taipei Times. 22 May 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  2. ^ Huang, Jennifer (13 November 2010). "Wang Dan attacked by knife-wielding woman". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  3. ^ Hsiao, Alison (18 January 2015). "Wang Dan's contract not renewed - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.