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This year is very special to all Chinese people, since we are celebrating our Chinese ancestors’ achievement in the 1911 Chinese Revolution (Xinhai Revolution). They successfully overthrew the Qing Dynasty and set up the first republic in Asia. Unfortunately, many Chinese people are forced to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) this year.
However, there is some good news for the democracy of China—the former President of the CCP, Jiang Zemin (1926 -- ?), may die or has died. You may already know that he is the biggest contributor to the massacre on June 4, 1989 of the pro-democracy movement. During his term, he kept refusing to make an apology to the parents of children killed by the People’s Liberation Army on June 4, 1989 and also suppressed the spiritual group Falun Gong and any pro-democracy protests.
Of course, the CCP will not allow political reform, so it will follow its schedule to appoint a new chairman, Xi Jinping, next year.
When we have essay contests and other activities to celebrate our 1911 Chinese Revolution that happened a century ago, many of us find out that modern China faces many problems similar to the China in 1911s, such as corruption, suppression of any pro-democracy protests, arrest and detention of any pro-democracy activists, authors, and lawyers, and suppression of any publication which asks to set up a true “republic” that allows all Chinese people in China to enjoy freedom of speech, press, and religion, etc.
The Qing dynasty collapsed because of the Qing government’s dictatorship, corruption, lack of freedom, lack of free speech and lack of a free press. Modern China, ruled by the CCP, also has these problems. 21st century China is still controlled by a small number of high ranking CCP dictators and all the government officials in China are CCP members.
The majority of Chinese are always afraid of the CCP, so they do not fight for their freedom and other constitutional rights. Our "Chinese Communist Party Dynasty" servants, loyalists, and slaves either send the pro-democracy activists, lawyers, and recent Chinese Jasmine Revolution activists to prison or make them “disappear” without a legitimate reason.
In the past, the Qing dynasty did not allow any people to say or write anything to criticize it. Unfortunately, we still have this problem in this 21st century.
Before the Chinese Revolution of 1911, China was influenced by the American and French Revolutions in positive ways, and in the late 1980s and early 1990s, China was influenced by the collapse of Russia and Eastern Europe.
Both the Qing government and the CCP suppressed any pro-democracy movements. In this 21st century, China has been influenced by the Middle East Jasmine Revolution but the CCP has repressed its home-spun version of this pro-democracy movement. Obviously, the CCP will always reject universal ideas such as freedom, human rights, democratic government, and positive foreign influences.If we are responsible Chinese citizens and descendents of our brave 1911 Chinese Revolution revolutionaries, we should not leave the CCP’s dictatorship government to our next generation. Our ancestors in 1911 who had the courage to fight for their freedom and rights gave us a good example, so we should not underestimate ourselves and think that we do not have the courage, ability, and wisdom to do the same thing as our ancestors did a century ago.
M.C. Kan
New York City
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