How widely supported is the notion of a free market among Chinese people?
There seemed to be few demonstrators in Tiananmen Square calling for such an idea. A: I’d like to start off by saying that the advocacies of a political organization such as the FDC should be different from the advocacies of the masses. For example, at Tiananmen Square the people knew only what they were against, not what they were for. A political organization, however, has to go beyond that, to advocate what should be built, what should be established. As far as whether a free market is supported by most Chinese people, I think you should take a look at the enthusiasm within China for the self-contract responsibility system. The level of support for this system is a sure indication that many Chinese want a free market. Q: Is it difficult promoting economic reform in an organization primarily concerned with a political goal, i.e, democracy? A: At the inaugural conference of the FDC last September, support for the free market was written into the organization’s charter. It was written
