... attitudes and beliefs had been embedded into their minds. He knew that China's problems were coming from within the political system and so he attempted to solve them. However, Deng resorted to ruling an authoritarian regime rather than a democratic regime when he realized that these problems could not be solved. After 1978, China's society faced a whole new relationship with the state. As intellectuals became more independent, their perception of the state was changed. Prior to the Deng era, only bureaucratic corruption was questioned, while the actual system of the government was never interrogated. However, following the Maoist Regime, intellectuals threw their attacks on the repressive Communist era. Those who were at one point loyal to the Communist government were now against Communist utopianism. State socialism was critiqued, and the question of democracy was arisen. Today's intellectuals have become more independent and have formed a whole new relationship with the ...

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