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Sun Yat-sen's republican doctrine, articulated in the Three Principles of the People: nationalism, democracy, and the people's livelihood. Its program envisioned transitional political tutelage, popular sovereignty, and social and economic reforms.
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I want to free the nation, entrust political power to the people after revolutionary tutelage, and secure their livelihood through national development.
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Leans further toward public than 75% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Economy is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Representation, it sits close to the catalog median.
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A Chinese statesman, Sun Yat-sen led the revolution that overthrew the empire and founded the Republic of China, formulating the Three Principles of the People, uniting nationalism, democracy, and the people's welfare.
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An island presidential republic, Taiwan is a vibrant democracy and global technology hub, especially semiconductors, living under constant military threat from China, and is Asia's pioneer in progressive causes such as marriage equality.
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A European semi-presidential republic, France combines a strong republican and secular tradition, a robust welfare state, a mixed economy, and a prominent diplomatic, cultural, and military role in the European Union and the world.
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Government of the Cardenista peak, marking the institutionalized Mexican Revolution through oil nationalization, ejido land reform, worker-peasant incorporation, popular secularism, and strong presidential leadership.
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A republican current inspired by Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy. It defends civic liberty through laws, popular participation, and regulated conflict among social groups, allowing exceptional measures to preserve the republic.
Democratic Party current born with Franklin Roosevelt that joins financial regulation, social security, public works and strong unions with civic patriotism, preserved capitalism and international leadership.
Militant democracy doctrine, authorizing a democratic state to restrict the enemies of democracy itself by banning anti-system parties, monitoring extremists and maintaining conscription and reinforced security to defend the constitutional order.
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Current that advocates industrialization, national sovereignty, and strategic state planning, seeking to modernize the economy through public investment, productive protection, and coordination between government, science, and national companies.
Nationalism based on shared language, traditions, and heritage rather than race, which values the people's cultural identity and the integration of those who adopt these values, defending the nation's cohesion.
Current that combines popular sovereignty and democratic institutions with strong cultural nationalism, prioritizing the nation's interests and identity over supranational commitments and multiculturalism.
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