Wang Dan (dissident)

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Wang Dan
Wang Dan in 2009
Born	(1969-02-26) 26 February 1969 (age 55) Beijing, China
Alma mater	Peking University Harvard University
Chinese name
Chinese	王丹
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Dān IPA [wǎŋ tán] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Wòhng Dāan Jyutping wong4 daan1 IPA [wɐ̏ŋ táːn]
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Wang Dan (born February 26, 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. He is a friend of fellow activists Wang Juntao and Liu Gang.