Three Principles of the People

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The Three Principles of the People is Sun Yat-sen’s foundational political philosophy for modern China, advocating nationalism, democracy, and people’s livelihood as the basis for a republican state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational doctrine
guiding principle
ideology
political philosophy
aimsTo achieve national independence
establish a modern republican state
improve people’s economic welfare
overthrow imperial rule in China
secure popular sovereignty
alternativeName Three Principles of the People
surface form: Sanmin Zhuyi

Three People’s Principles
Three Principles of the People
surface form: Three Principles of the People’s
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of China
associatedWith Chinese republican movement
1911 Wuchang Uprising
surface form: Xinhai Revolution
codifiedIn political programs of the Kuomintang
coreTenet balanced distribution of land and wealth
national self-determination
sovereignty belongs to the people
the people are the foundation of the state
countryOfOrigin China
creator Sun Yat-sen
describedIn Sun Yat-sen’s lectures on the Three Principles of the People
formulatedBy Sun Yat-sen
hasInfluenceOn Taiwanese political system
modern Chinese political thought
hasMotto nationalism, democracy, people’s livelihood
hasPart "One man, one vote"
surface form: Principle of Democracy

Principle of Nationalism
Three Principles of the People self-linksurface differs
surface form: Principle of People’s Livelihood
historicalPeriod early 20th century
influenced Kuomintang
surface form: Kuomintang ideology

Constitution of the Republic of China
surface form: Republic of China Constitution
influencedBy American constitutionalism
Western liberalism
nationalism
socialism
mainSubject democracy
nationalism
people’s livelihood
originalLanguage Chinese
placeOfDevelopment Guangzhou
Shanghai
politicalPosition Chinese revolutionary ideology
relatedTo Chinese constitutionalism
Chinese nationalism
Chinese republicanism
taughtAt political schools of the Kuomintang
usedAs party doctrine of the Kuomintang

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Three Principles of the People alternativeName Three Principles of the People
this entity surface form: Sanmin Zhuyi
Three Principles of the People alternativeName Three Principles of the People
this entity surface form: Three Principles of the People’s
Three Principles of the People hasPart Three Principles of the People self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Principle of People’s Livelihood
Whampoa Military Academy ideologicalOrientation Three Principles of the People
Blue Sky with a White Sun ideology Three Principles of the People
Guomin Gemingjun ideology Three Principles of the People
Kuomintang ideology Three Principles of the People
National Revolutionary Army ideology Three Principles of the People
NRA ideology Three Principles of the People
subject surface form: National Revolutionary Army
Sun Yat-sen ideology Three Principles of the People
Sun Yat-sen notableWork Three Principles of the People
Director-General of the Kuomintang politicalAlignment Three Principles of the People