Republic of China

1911, China intrigued by the “rise of new republics, rise of women’s suffrage, and the devices of referendum, recall, and industrial democracy provided the stimuli.” China was opportunistic that the end of the Qing Dynasty in 1911 opened up for educational reform and democratic initiatives. However, Radical ideas would be non-existent in China following the overthrow of the Qing and the short-lived republic. After Sun- Yat Sen was forced to vacate the presidency by Yuan Shikai in 1913, “China…

Qing `Dynasty ended and there was a power vacuum in China. The Nationalist Party became the leading power, but by 1917, communism was on the rise and the Communist Party of China became a prominent influence on politics in China (“The Qing Dynasty”, Wu). Instead of debating with governmental discussions, the military eventually entered into the conflict. The Kuomintang leaders Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek fought for a democratic Republic of China. Mao Zedong, head of the Communist Party,…

Modern China in the 21st century. The present century has been characterized by the Australian Government as the “Asian Century” due to the nation’s global economic prevalence. Considering the long term trends, this can be attributed to the countries erratic political transformations; principally the economic consequences of the nation’s Imperial collapse produced by European globalization that lead to Mao Zedong’s Communist revolution as well as the economic industrialisation that opened China…

difference is that while Tibet has a government they have no land to govern; Taiwan on the other hand is not recognized as its own country despite its ability to self-govern. Both anomalies have their own history in its independence and relation to China that has impacted its current state. The struggle and question of Tibet has been going on for over a century. While Tibet is recognized by the United Nations as its own independent entity and has been granted land in India, it is technically…

beginning of the 20th century, China had severe repercussions on its economy and social life, along with many natural disasters. The scatter of foreign and domestic policies across China, along with the defeat in the first Sino-Japanese War, eventually led to an uprising in China. During the rebellion there was an imbalance between social classes and power. Unfortunately, this created instability among the Chinese, leading to the 1911 revolution. Foreign influences in China were seen as…

After her husband’s death in 1975, Madame Kai-Shek stayed in Taiwan but left Taipei in 1991 at the age of 93 and although she was no longer part of Chinese politics, she was still linked to that country. Madame Chiang Kai-Shek relocated to New York, where she lived and battled cancer until she passed away at the age of 105 on the 24th of October in 2003. Her death caused a widespread of grief and felt like “an end of an era” because she was the last person alive who was a significant person…

Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. Due to historic and geographic reasons, they have played important roles in the economy and politics on a world scale. In terms of area, the USSR was the world’s largest country and it occupies almost one-sixth of the Earth’s land surface. China occupies almost the entire East Asian landmass and represents one-fourteenth of the land area of our planet (britannica.com). Most people assume that the former Soviet Union and China are very similar…

Sun Yatsen is known as ‘the father of the nation’ (China). He was one the of the Chinese revolutionaries who brought about the ideas of modernism and the plans to regenerate the nation of China. Sun was the one who had taught the ideas of his revolution to the ones who triggered the double tenth (10th October 1911), where nationalists began an uprising against the imperial system. This was the the Qing, imperial rulers of China. The entire imperial system had lasted for about 3000 years, but…

The Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China are two paramount examples of Communism in history. Communism is the political thought that focuses on the emancipation of the proletarian class. The communist ideas officially started with Karl Marx and Fredrich Engles when the two political thinkers released The Communist Manifesto.1 In this writing, the two outlined the idea of Communism, which was the complete equality between the people, it also illustrated the trials and tribulations of…

examinations, he was blessed with other talents such as leading men into battle and also leading the country of China as the first president. This is why he is an interesting character study because he influenced China in many ways. He served in the army and was promoted up to one of the most prestigious positions and how the opportunity to become the first president of the Republic of China. In the article from the Encyclopedia Britannica titled “Yuan Shi-k’ai” whose primary contributor was…