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The Rise of Chinese Nationalism and the Legacy of Sun Yat-sen
TLDR China's history of imperialist encroachment in the 1800s led to a sense of crisis and inferiority complex, motivating the Chinese people to build a stronger nation state. Sun Yat-sen, a key figure in Chinese history, advocated for revolution and the overhaul of the dynastic system based on Chinese nationalism, but his dream of a republic with elections died with him.
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China's history of imperialist encroachment in the 1800s led to a sense of crisis and inferiority complex, which motivated the Chinese people to work hard and overcome obstacles in order to build a stronger and modern nation state.
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The Manchus were seen as outsiders in China due to their foreign race, which led to the formation of a new kind of Chinese nationalism driven by historical pride and the desire to return China to its past greatness, and this period of history is crucial to understanding China's motivations today as a superpower.
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Sun Yat-sen becomes exposed to foreign ideas and starts questioning parts of Chinese culture, leading him to become an anti-Qing activist with the belief that China needs to modernize in order to return to greatness.
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Sun Yat-sen starts an organization called the Revived China Society and raises money in Hawaii to fund an armed uprising against the Qing dynasty, but the plan fails and he is forced into exile.
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Sun Yat-sen becomes a celebrity after being released from his kidnapping in London and begins developing a vision for China, advocating for revolution and the overhaul of the entire dynastic system based on Chinese nationalism and supremacy.
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Sun Yat-sen develops three principles for a modern China: nationalism, democracy, and better livelihood for the people, leading to a revolution in 1911 that ends the Qing dynasty, although Sun Yat-sen himself is not present during the revolution.
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Sun Yat-sen is elected as the provisional president of the Republic of China in 1911, but he realizes he has little support and must make a choice between his own power and the well-being of the country.
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Sun Yat-sen persists in his efforts to unite China and defeat the warlords, seeking help from other countries, despite the lack of support from Western countries, until the Bolsheviks' promise to return Chinese territories taken by the Tsarist Empire gives hope to the nationalist movement.
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The United Front between the nationalists and communists in China falls apart after Sun Yat-sen's death, leading to a civil war and further chaos in the country.
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Sun Yat-sen's legacy and his dream of a modern China were partially realized through technological progress and economic development, but his political dream of a republic with elections died with him.
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