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Sun Yat Sen Principles

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Sun Yat-sen was the father of Democratic China, being the first president of that Country, in 1911. A considerable amount of years were spent in exile, as the Qing Dynasty prevented the uprise of protestors, Sun Yat-sen became familiar with Japan, Europe and the United States, where he was able to gather information of what could be useful to Chinese future, and he also, from learning experiences, was able to see what was not good, hence not suitable to the put into use in China.

Three principles are the main prerogatives exposed by Sun Yat-sen, the first was the concept of Nationalism, one that does not discriminate upon the ethinicities of China, on the contrary it promotes understanding and forgiveness to previous conflicts with the peoples of the territory. It was believed that China should strive to maintain independence in the global sphere, and it should also be able to learn from other nations as well as being able to instruct also, thus moving towards ideal brotherhood.

The second principle was of Democracy, Sun Yat-sen defended the Republic as the ideal form of government for China. Although he admired the three fold division of power -

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