1948年前后,中国自由知识分子经历了从理想追求、群体分化到艰难选择这样一个心路历程。在世界形成以苏联和美国为首的社会主义与西方资本主义两大阵营,以及国内国共两党进行着两种前途决战的复杂形势下,自由知识分子持一种所谓的中间立场,把兼取资本主义国家和社会主义国家的长处作为自己的政治诉求。他们曾经作为国共两党之外的“第三党”、“第三方”或“中间派”积极活动在政 Around 1948, free intellectuals in China experienced a journey of pursuing ideals, group differentiation and difficult choices. Under the complex situation in which the world formed the two major camps of socialism and western capitalism headed by the Soviet Union and the United States, and the two nationalities that both the Chinese state and the Communist government are facing decisive battle in the future, free intellectuals hold a so-called middle ground, The power of the socialist countries and the socialist countries as their political appeal. They have been active in politics as the “third party”, “third party” or “middle school” outside the KMT and CPC parties