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A California museum dedicated to remembering the victims of communist China\u2019s brutal Tiananmen Square massacre was vandalized just days ahead of the anniversary of the communist crackdown.<\/span><\/p>\n Displays and exhibits at the June Fourth Memorial Museum in El Monte, California, were spray-painted on Sunday in what museum officials believe to have been a targeted attack. The Los Angeles County museum tells the history of the June 4, 1989, massacre at Tiananmen Square, where soldiers killed up to 2,600 pro-democracy protesters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe main part of the exhibition, including sections of the walls, was vandalized with spray paint, causing serious damage to the museum’s assets. The museum strongly condemns the perpetrators and those instigating the incident and will pursue legal action against them,\u201d the museum said in a statement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The museum said it was working with the El Monte Police Department and had obtained certain leads and identified suspicious circumstances.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe view this incident as yet another instance of \u2018transnational repression\u2019 and have reported the relevant details to the FBI and the appropriate committees of the U.S. Congress,\u201d the museum said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n El Monte police sergeant Andrew Mora <\/span>told<\/span><\/a> Domino Theory that police were probing whether the incident was a hate crime and would report it to the FBI.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Museum co-founder Wang Dan posted photos of some of the vandalism and said that surveillance cameras were destroyed, but that the footage was able to be recovered and sent to the police.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u5df2\u7ecf\u5230\u8fbe\u73b0\u573a\uff0c\u73b0\u573a\u7834\u574f\u4e25\u91cd\u3002<\/p>\n \u4f5c\u6848\u8005\u6f5c\u5165\u7eaa\u5ff5\u9986\uff0c\u5e76\u7834\u574f\u4e86\u6444\u50cf\u955c\u5934\uff0c\u7136\u540e\u624d\u5f00\u59cb\u635f\u6bc1\u52a8\u4f5c\u3002<\/p>\n \u73b0\u53d1\u5e03\u7b2c\u4e00\u6279\u7167\u7247\u3002 pic.twitter.com\/hFn5RWYf1z<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \u738b\u4e39 (@wangdan1989) May 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cThe June Fourth Memorial Hall will never cease operations due to such acts of destruction and threats. On the contrary, with the support of all sectors of society, we look forward to making the memorial hall even better!\u201d Wang <\/span>said<\/span><\/a>. \u201cNo matter how fierce the storm, we will stand firm!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Wang later spoke to the House Select Committee on China about the incident. The committee said the vandalism was \u201cdisturbing and sad.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe museum will continue and all of us will never let the world forget about Tiananmen Square,\u201d the committee added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Congressional-Executive Commission on China also commented on the vandalism and called for the FBI to investigate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cVandalism of a<\/span> [Tiananmen Massacre] museum cannot erase the memory of what happened on June 4, 1989, or cover up the crimes committed by the<\/span> [CCP] as it crushed peaceful demonstrations for freedom and democracy,\u201d the commission said.<\/span> \u201c[The FBI Los Angeles] should investigate this as an act of<\/span> [transnational repression].\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n