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ChineseRevolution, conflict in China resulting in the establishment of Communist rule.
At that time, the basic line of the Comintern for Communist parties in developing nations was that they should seek patriotic support from all sections of the population who resented colonial domination, while building the core of their support among the class of the future, that is, urban workers.
They all looked forward to a new world order based upon world revolution—after 1949 the Chinese leadership set themselves up as models for revolution in the “Third World“, especially in Asia, although ultimately their hopes were as much in vain as the Bolsheviks’ hopes for revolution in Europe.
The 1911 Revolution began with an uprising the southwestern province of Szechwan.
At this point Sun began plotting the revolution, which he saw as happening in three stages: military government for three years, a six year period of "political tutelage" in which the Chinese were trained in democratic government, and, finally, a constitutional democracy.
Second, as the revolution continued, it became evident to Yüan that the monarchy was about to collapse, so he avoided any real, substantial confrontation with the revolutionary forces.