 Their suggestions were not approved by the Beijing Students' Autonomous Federation because the federation thought that it would be a radical and danger decision.Even though the federation refused to carry out a hunger strike, Wang Dan and Chai Ling gave their suggestion publicly in the "Freedom Forum" (), a place inside Peking University where people can give speech and express views freely every night, to seek supports.Finally, Chai Ling's "Hunger strike letter" () brought a huge impact and gained mass support.