Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 92-100).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 92-100.) Also available in print.

published_or_final_version / Comparative Asian Studies / Master / Master of Arts

The concept of dissident under consideration in this study reveals that political and loyal dissent, non-conformity and well-meaning criticisms of government's wrong doings, and even the quest for democracy exist in China as they do in the West. Political struggle and the leadership's eagerness to gain the support of intellectuals provided Chinese intellectuals with the opportunity to express themselves. Similarly, power struggles within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have also become the spawning ground for some Chinese intellectuals to become dissidents.