The first was led by the Free China Semimonthly, founded by Lei Chen and supported by Hu Shih and other intellectuals including Fu Ssu-nien, Mao Tzu-shui, and Yin Hai-kuang.
第一股反對勢力為胡適等知識分子所支持、雷震創刊的「自由中國」半月刊為首。包括傅斯年、毛子水、殷海光等知名學者皆鼎力支持。