Post by Taunay on Jan 6, 2023 1:24:56 GMT
Sun Yat-sen was without a doubt a very important figure of the Chinese 20th century. He had an essential role in overthrowing the Qing dynasty and establishing a republic in China, with him as the first (provisional) president.
While Qing China was without a doubt extremely weak by the start of the 20th century, it's undeniable that Sun's role in overthrowing the imperial government is very big, as he - through his work as a political philosopher - gathered the intellectuals into joining his Republican ideals about how China should be run.
All that being said, it makes one wonder how different China would look without him.
Assuming that Sun Yat-sen never exists, who would replace him (Chiang Kai-shek, Huang Xing, Song Jiaoren)? Could this guarantee that the Qing dynasty would still fall? How different would the early Chinese republic be without him?
While Qing China was without a doubt extremely weak by the start of the 20th century, it's undeniable that Sun's role in overthrowing the imperial government is very big, as he - through his work as a political philosopher - gathered the intellectuals into joining his Republican ideals about how China should be run.
All that being said, it makes one wonder how different China would look without him.
Assuming that Sun Yat-sen never exists, who would replace him (Chiang Kai-shek, Huang Xing, Song Jiaoren)? Could this guarantee that the Qing dynasty would still fall? How different would the early Chinese republic be without him?
