The Qing Dynasty formally came to an end on February 12, 1912, when the last emperor Puyi abdicated. That same year the Republic of China was founded and had a very rocky start. In today’s episode we look at the immediate aftermath of the Xinhai Revolution and what happened right after Sun Yat-sen handed the presidency of the new republic to Yuan Shikai.
Ep. 45 | The Aftermath of the Xinhai Revolution
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Another barnburner of an episode here in Part 12. The 1960s and 70s witnessed a lot of turbulence in Taiwan.