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With the onset of a market economy in the People's Republic of China, liberalism is sure to follow. The Chinese are abandoning the Marxist ideal & are not affirming communism; instead, they are seeking freedom of speech, association, & private property, & the ability to comment on policy without being accused of subversion. This demand for a liberal viewpoint is reflected in Friedrich von Hayek's The Constitution of Liberty. Hayek is a notoriously antisocialist economist, & his books outline exactly what is happening in China. There are still several obstacles to liberalism in China today. Chinese citizens still cannot challenge the official ideology openly & thus must be silent supporters of liberalism. Also, the problem exists of how individual freedom, which is defined by liberalism, can overcome Chinese ethos & collectivism. How liberalism is embraced in China will determine whether China will be a constructive partner to foreign democracy or a threat. R. Larsen