HIEA 2031 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Zhang Zuolin, First United Front, Sun Yat-Sen
1 Nov 2016
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Conditions for communism not met yet in china sun jati. Gmd ideology: gmd = nationalist party of china, gmd = guomindang, creation of military academy (right outside canton, reformation of this party also meant the formulation of its ideology. Essentially sun yatsen"s ideologies: republican form of government. Nationalism which rested upon: anti-imperialism, anti-warlordism. Goal was to establish a liberal, constitutional democracy: 5 branches of government to break down power. Control: the fact that education = separate branch = represents chinese"s belief in propagating education, control branch. Echo of a branch in imperial times a censor branch. Keep an eye on all officials and reducing corruption. Enforce discipline upon the government itself: sun yatsen saw to carry out these 3 steps through: 6 years of political tutelage under a 1 party dictatorship. Period of education and allowing people to get used to concept of liberal democracy. Multiparty elections followed the 6 years allowing republic to take shape: livelihood.
