High-ranking leaders had learned from 2: 00 A.M. that the Chinese Communists had resorted to force to suppress the students. They convened an emergency meeting at the Chungshan Building, and after the meeting developed countermeasures.
打從凌晨二時起，黨政高層首長已得知中共展開武力鎮壓，於是齊集中山樓召開緊急會商，並分頭展開應對措施。