In what ways did Sun Yatsen shape the GMD in this period The

Last updated: 9/21/2023

In what ways did Sun Yatsen shape the GMD in this period The intense patriotism that the 4 May Movement stimulated proved of major benefit to Sun Yatsen Disappointed by his failure to exploit the 1911 12 Revolution successfully see page 54 Sun had resolved to reform and reinvigorate the GMD Sun Yatsen and Japan Debarred from China for much of the period 1912 20 Sun spent a large part of the time in Japan reorganising his party with Japanese support It is interesting to note that not all Japanese were happy with their country s domination of China A small but significant minority believed that the genuine liberation of Asia from foreign control required that Japan and China should act together in a common anti Western policy Sun felt at home among such Japanese thinkers but they were never numerous enough to influence Japan s policy at national level The prevailing view in Tokyo was that the chronic weakness of China called for a policy of exploitation not cooperation Nevertheless Japan continued to be a haven for exiled Chinese revolutionaries and it was there that Sun had the time to develop further his revolutionary ideas and plans The Guangzhou government Sun returned to China in 1917 and set up a rival government in Guangzhou Canton to challenge the republican regime in Beijing Initially he had only limited success in Guangzhou and moved to Shanghai where in the wake of the 4 May Movement he rallied sufficient support be able to declare in 1919 that the Guomindang had been reformed One of Sun s major achievements was in persuading many expatriate Chinese to contribute funds to his newly formed party A year later Sun returned with renewed hope to Guangzhou in his home province of Guangdong This time his confidence was justified Many of his former revolution 1