A modern China needs reform. Chen Yun and his hardline faction are reportedly still opposed to economic reform and remain deeply suspicious of the current economic contracts with capitalist Asia and the West. They managed to overturn several plans to release Fang Lizhi. the Chinese astrophysicist and spokesman for political reform at Tiananmen Square. who was a refugee in the United States Embassy for months. The Chen Yun faction argued that China would still face a series of endless demands even if Fang were released. why give into the Americans at all. They believe that the West intends to smother the Communist regime in a web of friendly contacts.