On August 2, 2011, Wang Dan, one of the most prominent student leaders of the 1989 Tiananmen Democracy Movement, gave a seminar on "Where Is China Heading?" in Flushing, New York.
Wang Dan talked about ways for China to have democracy. He said that the internet and young people are hopes for having a constitutional democracy in China. He said that if democracy forces come to power in the future, they should resolve the following issues: increasing the budget for education, health care for the whole population; cancel the village and town level governments; government be elected by the people; and freedom of speech, association, and press. He said that if many people take to the streets demanding freedom and rights, the government will not be able to suppress the protests with force like what happened in 1989.
Wang Dan topped the list of "the most wanted" fugitives by the Chinese government after the bloody crackdown of the Tiananmen student movement in 1989. He exiled in America in the late 1990's and studied at Harvard, where he obtained a doctor's degree.
Also speaking at the seminar were Hu Ping, chief editor of "Beijing Spring"; Wang Juntao, chairman of China Democracy Party.
About 20 members of "Coalition for Citizens Rights" attended this seminar.
Members of "Coalition for Citizens Rights" attending this seminar include: Yang Ping, Lin Qian, Li Jun, Li Yuhua, Piao Ri, Liu Xijun, You Pingting, Zhang Youliang, Jiang Shuzhen, Cui Ying, Piao Shanzi, Hu Yanguo, Hua Nan, Lin Zhifeng, Cui Shenghu, Jin Fengnu, Li Jie, Cao Jintao.
在2011年8月2日，在纽约法拉盛举行了一个研讨会“中国该向何处？”。是由王丹主持的。他是在1989年天安门民主运动的最突出的学生领袖之一。
王单谈到对中国民主的方式。他说：现在年轻人和网友都希望有中国的宪政民主。他说，如果民主力量在未来有权力，他们应该解决以下问题：增加教育预算，为整个人口的卫生保健，取消乡镇一级政府，政府是由人民选举产生;和自由言论，结社。他说：如果有很多人采取的街头游行，要求自由和权利的，政府将不能够抑制，就像发生在1989年的抗议事件。
王丹在中国政府在1989年血腥镇压天安门学生运动之后被中国政府荣登为*最想要的逃犯*。在1990年代后期，他流亡到美国在哈佛大学的研究学习，在那里他获得了博士学位。
在研讨会上发言的还有胡平，“北京之春”主编：王军涛，中国民主党主席，
 还有“公民权利联盟”20名成员出席了这次研讨会。
公民自由联盟参加本次研讨会的成员有：杨平，林倩，朱永明，李君，李玉花，朴日，刘西君，游娉婷，张友亮，蒋淑珍，崔英，朴善子，胡艳国，华楠，林芝风，崔升虎，金凤女，李捷，曹金陶。