Though we all know Chen Jiaoming asna wholesome chungus Washington-esque figure of China from kaiserreich. Irl he is a cunt that threatened the Northern Expedition by staging a rebellion in Eastern Guangdong to an increasingly authoritarian KMT, but. He did this after Wu Peifu accepted his power over Guangdong, as his pacifist tendency on uniting China made him butt heads against Sun's violent but needed expedition against the warlords
He has served Sun well as both governor of Guangsong and general attacking Lu Rongting is Old Guangxi Clique, defeating him and ironically enough giving a way for the New Guangxi Clique under Li Zongren to replace them. This victory also doubled the size of directly KMT governed territory
But, around 1923 if im not mistaken. He lost and ran to Hong Kong spending the rest of his life writing tantrums on the KMT
But with the Third Shantou Conference. He has took Sun's path for unification, a unification through violence to depose the tyrants and install democracy(without the vaguard transition at least). Imo this is a bit ironic, as he followed the same path as the guy he betrayed
After his resignation. He should get interviewed on his life and also opinions on certain people like Zhang Zuolin, Wu Peifu, Sun Yat Sen, Wang Jingwei etc. He can choose to refuse to answer if the person asked is way too much of a sensitive topic, or he can fully commit to the democracy he championed and risk backlash
I have a few ideas on the interviewer is question regarding Sun:
I: Interviewer
C: Cheb
I: In 1923, you rebelled against Sun and lost. We heard you did this due to KMT is increasing authoritarian tendency and its violent method on uniting China. But China has been united through warfare, is it all for nothing.
C: - I was a fool, maybe i should have stayed loyal and my leadership might unite China sooner
- It is impossible then to raise a million men well equipped, well trained army to unite China. We have seen how in the end, the KMT failed
I: Sun himself fears the civillian goverment will be nothing more than a puppet of the warlords if a peaceful unification is to be achieved , is this concern unfounded?
C: - Considering the actions of Zuolin and Wu, yes
- Wu then doesnt have much in foreign support, he will fullfill hid promises out of necessity of keeping the South calm
What would he think of the PRC? What would he think of Taiwan(or...ROC)? Would he be more sympathetic to siding with the West?
