Nationalism: Oppose the invasion of foreign powers, overthrow the warlords who collude with imperialism, seek the equality of all ethnic groups in China, and recognize the right of national self-determination.
Democracy: implement democratic politics shared by ordinary people and prevent the disadvantages of the current system in Europe and America. The people have four powers (regimes) to govern the government, and the government has five powers (regimes) to govern the country: legislation, justice, administration, assessment and supervision. Its core idea emphasizes the distinction between direct civil rights and power, that is, the government has political power and the people have political power.
People's livelihood: There are two most important principles, one is the equality of land rights (land to the tiller), and the other is the control of capital (private individuals cannot manipulate the people's livelihood).
It drew lessons from the ideological materials of western democracy and became a relatively complete program of democratic revolution in the social sense of modern China. The Three People's Principles reflected the principal contradiction in the semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, expressed the people's desire for independence, democracy and prosperity, and marked the beginning of the old democratic revolution in a more complete sense, which played a significant positive role under the historical conditions at that time.