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Wnag An-Shi's New Policy was confronted with criticism from many corners. Almost all the intellectuals since Nan-Sung were against Wang and his New Policy. Such an opinion persisted down to the end of the pre-modern period. One can say that the criticism against Wang had its root cause on the widespread antipathy against his policy and philosophy. Wang's policies and philosophy definitely distance themselves from those of the mainstream moralcracy of the Confucianism. Wang emphasized the role of the state power, and emphasized the institutionalization and legislation. Wang's view as such was indeed differed considerably from that of traditional Confucianists. One can find in his new policy many aspects similar to the view of Guan Zi. Some aspects of Legalism are also observed. These disparities in political philosophy were the root causes of the antipathy of Chinese intellectuals against Wang in the traditional period.