Facts about the Republic of China

 Facts about the Republic of China

October 10 marks the anniversary of the Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911, the first salvo leading to the founding of the Republic of China on January 1, 1912 when the revolutionary leader Dr. Sun Yat-sen was sworn in as the provisional president of the new republic. For this reason, Oct. 10 has been celebrated as the National Day of the Republic of China, while January 1 has been celebrated as the anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China. Dr. Sun Yat-sen has been revered as the founding father of the Republic of China.

This is the modern history of China and is written into all history textbooks. The Constitution of the Republic of China is based on Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s teachings, i.e., the Three Principles of the People, Nationalism, Democracy and People’s Livelihoods.

Strangely, the DPP’s charter specifically laid down its goal of erecting a sovereign, independent “Republic of Taiwan” at its founding in 1986. After the disastrous defeat of Peng Ming-min, the first candidate the DPP fielded in the first direct presidential election in 1996 in opposition to Lee Teng-hui, the DPP changed its tune a little bit, stating in a “Resolution on the Future of Taiwan” adopted by its party congress prior to the 2000 presidential election that “Taiwan has already been independent, so there is no need to proclaim independence again. As to the name of the country, because of the existing Constitution, we will use the Republic of China.”

Here come the contradictions. To the DPP, Taiwan has already become independent, thus, it talks about Taiwan’s sovereignty; yet it field candidates for every office in elections under the Constitution of the Republic of China. However, it rarely refers to the official name of the country, the Republic of China, the Chinese nation, Chinese culture or Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the Founding Father of the Republic of China. Tsai Ing-wen even called the Republic of China a government in exile. Now suddenly, Tsai occasionally says she supports the Republic of China, but people do not see Republic of China flags at the DPP headquarters, its gatherings or activities sponsored by the DPP. The National Day celebrations are perhaps one of the few exceptions because they are organized by the government of the Republic of China.

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