ferences ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁main ▁communication ▁channel , ▁examples ▁of ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁throughout ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁protest . ▁May ▁ 2 7 ▁saw ▁Wang ▁Dan , ▁Wu ’ er ▁Ka ix i , ▁and ▁Ch ai ▁L ing ▁hold ▁a ▁conference ▁announ cing ▁their ▁intention ▁to ▁order ▁a ▁withdraw al ▁from ▁the ▁square ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 0 . ▁Con cluding ▁the ▁conference , ▁Wang ▁Dan ▁listed ▁ten ▁points ▁which ▁aim ed ▁to ▁public ize ▁the ▁protest ▁as ▁a ▁peace ful ▁and ▁patri otic ▁push ▁for ▁Chinese ▁dem ocracy . ▁This ▁conference ▁successfully ▁found ▁an ▁international ▁audience ▁with ▁such ▁news ▁out lets ▁as ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁and ▁Washington ▁Post ▁reporting ▁on ▁it . ▁June ▁ 3 ▁saw ▁Ch ai ▁L ing , ▁Li ▁Lu , ▁and ▁F eng ▁Cong de ▁hold ▁another ▁conference ▁critic izing ▁the ▁C CP ▁for ▁using ▁violence ▁against ▁non - vi ol ent ▁students . ▁However , ▁this ▁conference ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁over shadow ed ▁by ▁the ▁crack down ▁that ▁immediately ▁followed . ▁Not ably , ▁Ch ai ▁L ing ▁attempted ▁to ▁use ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁American ▁Journal ist ▁Philip ▁C unning ham ▁as ▁a ▁tool ▁to ▁broadcast ▁the ▁protest ’ s ▁purpose ▁should ▁she ▁be ▁killed ▁or ▁captured ▁by ▁Chinese ▁authorities . ▁This ▁plan ▁fell ▁apart , ▁however , ▁when ▁the ▁interview ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁document ary ▁The ▁Gate ▁of ▁Heaven ly ▁Peace ▁ ▁without ▁Ch ai ▁L ing ’ s ▁knowledge . ▁Ch ai ▁L ing ▁critic izes ▁the ▁document