The mainland democracy movement was launched by youths and students. To avoid giving the Communist authorities an excuse for suppression, they staged sit-ins and hunger strikes to win the support and sympathy of the general population and people of other countries. Throughout the whole process, they did not use slogans voicing opposition to communism or socialism.
此次大陸民主運動係青年學生所發起，他們為了避免讓中共找到鎮壓的藉口，因此採用絕食靜坐的方式，以期獲得廣大群眾及海內外的支持及同情；同時，在整個過程中絕口不提「反共產黨」、「反社會主義」等違背中共法律之口號。