Chinese History
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When studying the political ideology of Sun Yat-sen and the drug trade policies of Lin Zexu, one is startled by how modern and applicable to today’s world are their writings and viewpoints, however, we also see many difference between them. Sun Yat-Sen was a revolutionary responsible for organizing the Nationalist party in 1912, after the successful Revolution of 1911. In reality, his principles for revolution are amazingly comparable to the Western philosophy of a democratic republic. The three principles that form the core of Yat-sen’s revolution ideology are as follows: the principle of nationalism; the principle of democracy; the principle of livelihood. Lin Zexu was an official under the rule of the Emperor Daoguang. His goal was to lead a campaign against the high level of opium addiction and export into the country. Through moral persuasion and coercion Zexu was responsible for trying to persuade Queen Victoria (whose country exported most of the opium into China) to prohibit her subjects from exporting opium into China. This analysis will demonstrate the arguments put forth by both men in an effort to demonstrate how their viewpoints are eerily akin to modern political ideologies and drug policies of today. Yet, we see many differences. For example, Lin Zexu came after the turmoil filled war-torn period of Sun Yat-sen. Further, they were different in that Sun Yat-sen was against the regime in power and Lin Zexu
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n saw in other democratic countries-the gulf between the rich and the poor. Yat-sen saw the technological revolution (those who own the means of production controlling the masses of people who produce) as creating this gap, “With the invention of modern machines, the phenomenon of uneven distribution of wealth in the West has become all the more marked. Intensified by cross-currents, economic revolution was flaring up more ferociously than political revolution,” (Yat-sen, 351). Yat-sen’s solution to this is state ownership and he believed that the situation would only become worse is Western economic influence was extended to China. His fears are similar to those of leaders in the former Soviet Union who now have capitalism and democracy but also millions of poor and hungry out of work people, “The situation will become more acute when the West extends its economic influence to China,” (Yat-sen, 351).
The letter from Lin Zexu to Queen Victoria is very relevant to our modern times because, try as they might, US leaders have a difficult time controlling the cocaine export into the United States. What is in stark contrast to Yat-sen, is that Yat-sen was more oriented toward democracy and open-door policies than is Zexu, basica
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Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page)
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