Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s9.t5.21

v1.c7.s9.t5.21

With prompting from Russia, Sun Yat-sen arranged an alliance between China’s Nationalist and Communist parties in 1923 to fight the remaining colonial powers and work towards reunification. The great legacy of this move was the cementing of his role as the father of modern China in the eyes of both the Nationalists and Communists. He still plays an important role in the creation myth of today’s Chinese Communist Party.