A century ago today, the Republic of China declared war on Imperial Germany and Austria-Hungary.
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Monday, August 14, 2017
Chinese Republicans vs. Imperial Germany
Saturday, July 1, 2017
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Saturday, November 12, 2016
Sun Yat-sen 150
A century and a half ago today, Sun Yat-sen, leader of the Chinese revolt against the monarchy, was born.
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Worship of Dead Presidents
I returned last Sunday from an around weeklong trip to Taipei, where they apparently have no scruples against worshipping the traitor-in-chief to Imperial China, Dr. Sun Yat-sen:
When Dr. Sun Yat-sen demised less than a decade and a half after the overthrow of the Qing dynasty, one of his closest, Chiang Kai-shek, remained in charge through various posts for around fifty years until his own demise.
They overthrew the Qing dynasty, to have a revolutionary general in charge for half a century, longer than most monarchs remain on the throne.
And they worship him as well:
Photos by yours truly.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Old China Fell
A century ago today, the Republic of China was established, with Dr. Sun Yat-sen as first President.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Abdication in China
A year short of a century ago today, the Emperor of China was forced to abdicate.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Chinese Republic
A year short of a century ago today, the Republic of China was established, with Dr. Sun Yat-sen as first President.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Chinese Republicans to War
Four score and a baker's dozen years ago today, the Republic of China declared war on Imperial Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Wrote MadMonarchist a year ago today:
Part of the reason for this was the German support for the Qing general Chang Hsun who restored the last Emperor for a brief time in 1917.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Sun Yat-sen
Seven dozen and a year ago today, Sun Yat-sen, Father of the Chinese Republic, passed on.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Chinese Abdication
Two years short of a century ago today, the Emperor of China was forced to abdicate.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Republic of China
2 years short of a century ago today, the Republic of China was established, with Dr. Sun Yat-sen as first President.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Democracy in the Middle Kingdom?
It is the eve of the commencement of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Over at the Guardian, Daniel A. Bell questions the quest for western-style democracy in the Middle Kingdom.
H/T: The Western Confucian
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
China's Kerensky?
Eight dozen years ago today, Dr. Sun Yat-sen stepped down as provisional President of China.
Dr. Sun is hailed as a liberator of the Chinese people from the repressive monarchy, but someone dissents.
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Chinese President Elected
On this day eight dozen years ago, Dr. Sun Yat-sen was made President of the Chinese Republic.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Sun Yat-sen 141
On this day seven score and one year ago, Sun Yat-sen was born. Sun started a process that has given China more than a little headache – to say the least.
He was given shelter in Macau, where his house, which I have visited, still stands today – or at least it did in 1999.
Macau was at the time of the sheltering a colony of Portugal, where the monarchy fell in 1910. With the help of Sun Yat-sen, the Chinese monarchy fell in 1911.
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