{"id":2622,"date":"2010-10-06T13:41:42","date_gmt":"2010-10-06T13:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=2622"},"modified":"2017-12-22T09:16:59","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T13:16:59","slug":"prchistorypartone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/prchistorypartone\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundations of the PRC – Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a country with a history as long as China’s, how is it that this nation just celebrated its 61st birthday on October 1?\u00a0 While China’s history goes back thousands of years, the modern day China, known as the People’s Republic of China<\/strong> (\u4e2d\u534e\u4eba\u6c11\u5171\u548c\u56fd – Zh\u014dng hu\u00e1 r\u00e9n m\u00edn g\u00f2ng h\u00e9 gu\u00f3) was officially founded in 1949.\u00a0 For many outsiders, China is a mystery wrapped in an enigma.\u00a0 Understanding the foundation of modern China can help to unwrap a layer or two of the mystery that is China.<\/p>\n

In 1911, imperial China came to an end with the fall of the Qing Dynasty<\/strong> (\u6e05\u671d – Q\u012bng ch\u00e1o).\u00a0 Corruption in the government, mixed in with anger amidst Han Chinese about being ruled by the Manchu minority eventually resulted in the Xinhai Revolution<\/strong> (\u8f9b\u4ea5\u9769\u547d – X\u012bn h\u00e0i g\u00e9 m\u00ecng) and the eventual ousting of the Emperor.\u00a0 After the revolution, the Republic of China<\/strong> (\u4e2d\u534e\u6c11\u56fd – Zh\u014dng hu\u00e1 m\u00edn gu\u00f3) was founded, and on January 1, 1912, Sun Yat-Sen<\/strong> (\u5b59\u9038\u4ed9 – S\u016bn y\u00ec xian) was inaugurated as president in Nanjing, vowing to “overthrow the despotic Manchu government, consolidate the Republic of China and plan for the welfare of the people.”\u00a0 However, Yuan Shikai<\/strong> (\u8881\u4e16\u51ef – Yu\u00e1n sh\u00ec k\u01cei) had already gained power up north in Beijing.\u00a0 Sun eventually agreed to Yuan’s request for the country to be united under Beijing rule, and as such, Yuan was sworn in as the second Provisional President of the ROC.<\/p>\n

In August of 1912, the Kuomintang<\/strong> (\u4e2d\u56fd\u56fd\u6c11\u515a – Zh\u014dng gu\u00f3 gu\u00f3 m\u00edn d\u01ceng) was established by Song Jiaoren<\/strong> (\u5b8b\u6559\u4ec1 – S\u00f2ng ji\u00e0o r\u00e9n).\u00a0 The goal of the KMT was to check the power of Yuan.\u00a0 The KMT gained popularity, and they actually won by a decisive margin in the first National Assembly of 1912.\u00a0 Yuan, of course, was not too fond of this.\u00a0 As such, he began blatantly ignoring parliamentary decisions, and it is believed he had Song assassinated in 1913.<\/p>\n

After the assassination, Yuan managed to obtain a loan of twenty-five million pounds sterling from Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and Japan.\u00a0 He did this without consulting the Parliament at all.\u00a0 Obviously, this really upset some folks in the Parliament.\u00a0 KMT members of the Parliament were outraged, and they called for the removal of Yuan.\u00a0 On the other hand, Yuan accussed them of attempting an insurrection.\u00a0 As a result, the Second Revolution<\/strong> (\u4e8c\u6b21\u9769\u547d – \u00c8r c\u00ec g\u00e9 m\u00ecng) began.<\/p>\n

The revolution was poorly planned and poorly executed, and it ended up being a huge loss for the KMT.\u00a0 Sun Yat-Sen – and many other leaders of the KMT –\u00a0 ended up fleeing to Japan in defeat.\u00a0 Afterwards, Yuan dismissed the KMT and dissolved Parliament.\u00a0 He then declared himself emperor in December 1915…<\/p>\n

From there, things only get more interesting.\u00a0 Stay tuned for the rest of the turbulent history of China in the early 1900’s!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

In a country with a history as long as China’s, how is it that this nation just celebrated its 61st birthday on October 1?\u00a0 While China’s history goes back thousands of years, the modern day China, known as the People’s Republic of China (\u4e2d\u534e\u4eba\u6c11\u5171\u548c\u56fd – Zh\u014dng hu\u00e1 r\u00e9n m\u00edn g\u00f2ng h\u00e9 gu\u00f3) was officially founded…<\/p>\n

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