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The '''Kuomintang'''{{Efn|(Chinese: 国民党 "Nationalist Party"; also romanized '''Komintang''' or '''Guomindang'''}} ('''KMT''') are one of the three major parties in the [[Republic of China]] (Taiwan) and formerly mainland China's ruling party from 1928 to 1949. Although they maintained a few short-term alliances with the [[Communist Party of China]] for opportunistic reasons, the Kuomintang have always constituted the largest [[anti-communist]] force endemic to China. The party is associated with notorious [[reactionary]] [[Chiang Kai-shek]].  
The '''Kuomintang'''{{Efn|(Chinese: 国民党 "Nationalist Party"; also romanized '''Komintang''' or '''Guomindang''')}} ('''KMT''') are one of the three major parties in the [[Republic of China]] (Taiwan) and formerly mainland China's ruling party from 1928 to 1949. Although they maintained a few short-term alliances with the [[Communist Party of China]] for opportunistic reasons, the Kuomintang have always constituted the largest [[anti-communist]] force endemic to China. The party is associated with notorious [[reactionary]] [[Chiang Kai-shek]].  


The Kuomintang, unlike its later reactionary stance, was initially a relatively progressive, [[Bourgeois revolution|bourgeois revolutionary]] party which stood against the [[feudal]] Manchu-dominated [[Qing dynasty]]. While never a Marxist himself, Sun Yat-sen was to some extent influenced by [[Leninism|Leninist]] organizational structure and additionally had correspondence with the [[Communist International]]. However, Sun Yat-sen ultimately rejected Marxism and believed that a model similar to that the [[Soviet (council)|Soviet model]] would be impossible to apply to China. Thus, the path taken by the Kuomintang under Sun Yat-sen would still inevitably be one of bourgeois democracy.<ref>Dirlik, Arif "I. The Origins", ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=S-aGLEtx7AYC&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false Marxism and the Chinese Revolution]''</ref><ref>Hoxha, Enver ''[https://november8ph.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/canthechineserevolutionbecalledaproletarianrevolution.pdf Can the Chinese Revolution be called a Proletarian Revolution?]'' (1979) November 8th Publishing House. pp. 1-9 </ref>
The Kuomintang, unlike its later reactionary stance, was initially a relatively progressive, [[Bourgeois revolution|bourgeois revolutionary]] party which stood against the [[feudal]] Manchu-dominated [[Qing dynasty]]. While never a Marxist himself, Sun Yat-sen was to some extent influenced by [[Leninism|Leninist]] organizational structure and additionally had correspondence with the [[Communist International]]. However, Sun Yat-sen ultimately rejected Marxism and believed that a model similar to that the [[Soviet (council)|Soviet model]] would be impossible to apply to China. Thus, the path taken by the Kuomintang under Sun Yat-sen would still inevitably be one of bourgeois democracy.<ref>Dirlik, Arif "I. The Origins", ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=S-aGLEtx7AYC&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false Marxism and the Chinese Revolution]''</ref><ref>Hoxha, Enver ''[https://november8ph.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/canthechineserevolutionbecalledaproletarianrevolution.pdf Can the Chinese Revolution be called a Proletarian Revolution?]'' (1979) November 8th Publishing House. pp. 1-9 </ref>
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[[Category:Political parties in the Republic of China]]
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Latest revision as of 12:58, 23 September 2025

Kuomintang

中國國民黨
Abbreviation KMT
Chairperson Eric Chu
Secretary-General Justin Huang
Founded 10 October 1919
Political orientation Chinese nationalism
Before 1925:
Republicanism
Liberal radicalism
Socialism (factions)
After 1925:
Conservatism
Anti-communism
Fascism (factions)
After 1975:
Neoliberalism
Anti-communism

The Kuomintang[a] (KMT) are one of the three major parties in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and formerly mainland China's ruling party from 1928 to 1949. Although they maintained a few short-term alliances with the Communist Party of China for opportunistic reasons, the Kuomintang have always constituted the largest anti-communist force endemic to China. The party is associated with notorious reactionary Chiang Kai-shek.

The Kuomintang, unlike its later reactionary stance, was initially a relatively progressive, bourgeois revolutionary party which stood against the feudal Manchu-dominated Qing dynasty. While never a Marxist himself, Sun Yat-sen was to some extent influenced by Leninist organizational structure and additionally had correspondence with the Communist International. However, Sun Yat-sen ultimately rejected Marxism and believed that a model similar to that the Soviet model would be impossible to apply to China. Thus, the path taken by the Kuomintang under Sun Yat-sen would still inevitably be one of bourgeois democracy.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. Dirlik, Arif "I. The Origins", Marxism and the Chinese Revolution
  2. Hoxha, Enver Can the Chinese Revolution be called a Proletarian Revolution? (1979) November 8th Publishing House. pp. 1-9

Notes

  1. (Chinese: 国民党 "Nationalist Party"; also romanized Komintang or Guomindang)