ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn, jˈɑːŋ ænd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn ˈʌðɚ piːkˈɪŋ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi bˈeɪdə stˈuːdənts pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə tjˈænɐnmˌɛn skwˈɛɹ pɹˈoʊtɛsts ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn.
In 1919, Yang and 31 other Peking University (Beida) students participated in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1919.