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Paths to Modernisation
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What were Sun Yat-Sen’s Three Principles ?

Answer

The Manchu empire was overthrown and a republic established in 1911 under Sun Yat-Sen (1866-1925) who is unanimously regarded as the founder of modern China. His programme was called the Three Principles (San-min Chui).

These were: 

i. nationalism - this meant overthrowing the Manchu who were seen as a foreign dynasty, as well as other foreign imperialists;

ii. democracy or establishing a democratic government; and

iii. socialism regulating capital and equalising landholdings.

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