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Radio France International reported on January 8, 2019, that Peking University Professor Zheng Yefu, had in a recent article pointed out that the interests of the Communist Party of China are inconsistent with the fundamental interests of the Chinese people in most cases. He said he firmly believes that "the only hope that the leaders of the Communist Party of China can make in the future is to lead the party to decently fade out of the historical arena." Zheng Yefu said to his colleagues: "If we don't make a sound and don't exert pressure, we shouldn't, we don't deserve to see the end of the autocratic regime." Calling upon academics to interact,” he said, “We have not yet reached the point of pushing all responsibilities to politicians today. Because today’s scholars have not done their duty”. Reacting to the article, Hu Jia, a democracy figure in Beijing, believes that “no matter whether Xi Jinping or the CCP itself, they have no “fade out” conscience, wisdom and courage. They are forced to “exit” or be massive under the pressure of political and economic changes. The democratic movement "escaped" the historical stage." Li Datong, a journalist and former Managing Editor of Freezing Point, a section of China Youth Daily, analyzed that Zheng Yefu also seems to think that the CCP will not decently step down. The connotation of his speech is to emphasize the conscience of intellectuals. You ask the Chinese people to do it, you must do it yourself first. Zheng Yefu’s article triggered a heated discussion online. Despite dissident comments being blocked in the Chinese domestic media some comments escaped notice. One netizen who claimed to be "Phoenix took off" especially appreciated the phrase "the scholar has not done his duty" mentioned by Zheng Yefu, praising his "good man Zheng Yefu!" "The wise man of the nation, Lu Xun of the new era" "Serious support"; another netizen wrote: "Great people, real people, people who open the way for the world are our most lovely people!" Another self-proclaimed "a desperate dog" said: " These people are hard to get into the climate on this magical land because they have a deadly place and always love to tell the truth."
Separately, after Xi Jinping’s speech on Taiwan on January 2 emphasised the unity of one country, two systems, Liang Yunxiang, a professor at Peking University’s School of International Relations, said that it is difficult to achieve cross-strait reunification, whether by force or soft power. He pointed out that the biggest obstacle to the unification of force is the existence of the United States, and the biggest obstacle to peaceful reunification is China's own political reform, because Taiwan has no way to accept China's current management system and values. He said, "China is not even attractive to its own people. There are still many people who want to immigrate and go abroad. Why is Taiwan willing to come back? Right, no one is stupid."
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