Sun Yat-sen's Revolution and the United States

Author: Hao Ping
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Publish Date: 2000-02-01
Features: In 1879, when Sun Yat-sen was 13 years old, he went to the United States for the second time with his mother and studied at a high school in Hawaii. He left after completing his first year of high school. After that, until the 1911 Xinhai Revolution, he visited the United States six more times. Many of his early revolutionary activities were carried out in or initiated in the United States. Therefore, the relationship between Sun Yat-sen's revolution and the United States is a topic very worth studying. Although Chinese academia has made remarkable achievements in researching Sun Yat-sen in recent years, few scholars have yet to explore the formation of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary thought and the influence of the United States on his early revolutionary activities. The author of this book approaches this issue from a fresh perspective, citing many little-known historical materials collected and interviewed by him in the United States. Through rigorous and meticulous analysis, he provides a more fundamental insight into Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary thought. Using rich and detailed historical materials, the author discusses the influence of American political and economic thinkers, as well as the American political system, on Sun Yat-sen's early thought; analyzes the relationship between the Three Principles of the People and Lincolnism; and answers questions such as why several anti-Qing organizations were established in Honolulu, Hawaii. Many of these insights have never been previously discussed, supported by reliable evidence and convincing analysis.