For the analysis of Sun Yat-sen's historical contribution, it is mainly believed that Sun Yat-sen really advocated the modern Republican revolution, successfully organized various anti-Qing forces with complex components, and injected elements of modern western political theory and constitutional thought. Although Sun Yat-sen also attached importance to mastering the power of leaders, he was more idealistic and could give up political resources for the needs of system construction. Although Sun Yat-sen advocated overthrowing the autocratic monarchy by force and pacifying the warlord regime by force, his method was moderate, and the measures of rehabilitation were tolerant, and he did not take the practice of thorough eradication, which was different from that of Chiang Kai-shek or Mao Zedong who emphasized organizational discipline and severely punished opponents.
Sun Yat-sen is also an important stage figure in China's political and economic modernization. He comprehensively integrated the important contents of modern western bourgeois democratic thoughts, including constitutional democracy, people's sovereignty (election, recall, creation, referendum), separation of powers, socialism and so on. In addition, China's traditional institutional institutions-supervision power and review power, which he personally considered necessary, formed the five-power constitutional theory. The popularization of important western thoughts in China has the role of a promoter, which has promoted the westernized Democrats and communists to explore the future construction of China. However, Sun Yat-sen took a compromise position in it, but it still has its value to adhere to the constitutional system of republicanism and democracy. [9]
Sun Yat-sen is a leader who advocates revolutionary ideas, organizes and leads revolutionary groups. The sacrifices and contributions made by Sun Yat-sen to overthrow the imperial system are also recognized by most people. However, in his political career, Sun Yat-sen turned against his comrades-in-arms because of his stubbornness. For example, Zhang Taiyan in the League era and Huang Xing of the China Revolutionary Party were once Sun's arms, but later they turned against each other.
If we look at this historical event from an isolated point of view, Sun Yat-sen's abdication to Yuan Shikai was indeed the initial reason for Yuan Shikai's theft of the country, the collapse of the revolutionary regime and the retrogression of the Republican system. It seems logical that some historical theories and historical theories have derived the evaluation of "Sun Yat-sen's big mistake". However, from the objective reality, if we put this event in the historical and social environment of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, we will naturally get the opposite evaluation-Sun Yat-sen's abdication of Yuan was not a mistake or limitation, on the contrary, it was a great historical achievement that contributed to the abdication of the Qing emperor and the overthrow of feudal autocracy, and promoted the banner of democracy and republicanism to fly and the revolutionary trend of thought to be deeply rooted in people's hearts.
1In August, 905, Sun Yat-sen, Huang Xing, Liu Juemin and others established a national alliance of bourgeois revolutionary parties in Tokyo, Japan, based on revolutionary groups such as the Xingzhonghui and Huaxinghui. Sun Yat-sen was elected Prime Minister, and his revolutionary aim of "expelling the Tatars, restoring China, establishing the Republic of China, and sharing land rights equally" was taken as the platform of the alliance. In the publication of People's Daily, the organ newspaper of the League, Sun Yat-sen first put forward the three principles of nationality, civil rights and people's livelihood. The establishment of the League strongly promoted the development of the national revolutionary movement.
Negative evaluation
It is true that, when analyzed realistically, there is no shortage of gold, no one is perfect, Sun Yat-sen is a man, not a god, and his theory and practice are not perfect. For example, he lacked in-depth research on the embryonic state of capitalism in old China at that time and the weak characteristics of the national bourgeoisie. His lack of understanding of Yuan Shikai, Duan, Chen Jiongming and other old and new warlords, the serious contradictions and differences within the revolutionary party, and the lagging understanding of the establishment of revolutionary military forces are all limitations of his personal thoughts and actions. However, compared with the historical scope and the objective reality of the social environment in old China at that time, his personal limitations were partial and insignificant mistakes, which did not hinder the general direction and historical trajectory of the old democratic revolution, nor did it damage his glorious image of establishing revolutionary theory, leading revolutionary movements and opening a new chapter in history.