The CCP commemorates Sun Yat-sen with high standards and engages in united front Chen Yishen: Xi Jinping dare not say what he will inherit

The Communist Party of China held a meeting to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Sun Yat-sen yesterday (12th) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping called the Communist Party of China "the strongest supporter, most loyal collaborator, and most loyal successor" of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary cause. Chen Yishen, the former director of the National History Museum, pointed out today (13th) that Xi Jinping did not dare to say what the content of the inheritance was. He could only talk about patriotism in general and "uphold the party's overall leadership." This showed his flaws. Scholars at the meeting also believed that the CCP was using Sun Yat-sen to compete for the right to speak in history, and the most important purpose was the Taiwan issue.

The China Asia-Pacific Elite Exchange Association held a symposium on "Whose Sun Yat-sen" today, hosted by Secretary-General Wang Zhisheng. Chen Yi-shen said that what Beijing hangs out is "In memory of Mr. Sun Yat-sen," while Taiwan's poster is "In memory of the Father of the Nation." This is its position. For Beijing, the Republic of China has been eliminated. The People's Republic of China can succeed Sun Yat-sen, but it is not suitable to call it the Father of the Nation, because that is a past dynasty.

Chen Yishen said that Xi Jinping must regard Sun Yat-sen's "Unite with Russia and Accommodate the Communist Party" in his later years as Sun Yat-sen's ideology. This is a big misunderstanding. There are different stages in a thinker or activist's life, and there are reasons for inconsistent or even contradictory opinions. One part cannot be used to negate other parts. In the early years of the Republic of China, Sun Yat-sen always talked about party politics, a two-party system, and the separation of powers. In his later years, he emphasized alliance with Russia and the Communist Party, which was actually for the transformation of the Kuomintang and seeking foreign aid. Sun Yat-sen's people's livelihood doctrine was a kind of socialism, not communism. Civil rights is actually democratic politics.

Chen Yi-shen believes that from a democratic point of view and from the point of view of today's Taiwan, we should give up the single impression of the founding father and return to objective academic research without worship; Beijing may think that Sun Yat-sen still has considerable power in Taiwan and can make an issue from here.

Fan Shiping, a professor at the Department of East Asia at the National Normal University, pointed out that after Deng Xiaoping's reform and opening up, the CCP at least followed Sun Yat-sen's line in propaganda. However, after Xi Jinping came to power, he went in the opposite direction. The abolition of the presidential term system was a departure from civil rights. The country has been advancing and the people are retreating. The economy has been deteriorating, and the people's livelihood principle no longer exists. He believes that the most important thing for the CCP to commemorate Sun Yat-sen is the Taiwan issue, and it is using it as a legitimate excuse to "recover Taiwan" in the future.

Zhong Wenbo, a researcher at the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Museum, said that this high-profile commemoration by the CCP is a competition for the right to speak in history. "To be frank, it is a united front." Sun Yat-sen's talk about reunification was based on the historical background of China's division at that time, and he emphasized more on the happiness of the people. If there is no complete context when interpreting it, it will be taken out of context. He emphasized that the Republic of China has not disappeared. It was founded by Sun Yat-sen in 1912 and has always been here.

Wang Zhanxi, an associate researcher at the National Defense Academy, said that the CCP does not care whether its understanding of Sun Yat-sen is wrong, but it cares about how to use this political symbol to say what it wants to say. The cross-strait dialogue mentioned in Xi Jinping's speech is unilaterally set by the CCP in terms of objects, form, content, agenda and even results. "It is not an exchange or an interaction."