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Sun Yat-sen

Historical and international

Photo: 上海波尔照相馆, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Position estimated from: Three Principles of the People: nationalism, democracy and "people's livelihood" (land value tax, state control of key industries); planned a period of one-party tutelage before full democracy.

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Political compass placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
36near the center
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
43near the center
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
50near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
81toward nationalist
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
40near the center
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
40near the center
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
51near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
81toward nationalist
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
50near the center
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
50near the center
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
36near the center
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
70toward state planning
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
40near the center
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
27toward secular state

These positions are estimates on the Atlas’s nine-dimension scale, produced by running the available evidence through the same questions and scoring used for test-takers. They are interpretations for comparison, not objective measurements. How scores are made.

Key positions

StatementPositionBasis
Religious doctrine should take precedence over civil law when they conflict.Strongly disagreesestimated
Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections.Strongly agreesestimated
People should be free to criticize the government without fear of legal punishment.Strongly agreesestimated
National borders should become less important over time.Strongly disagreesestimated
Society works best when established social hierarchies are respected.Strongly disagreesestimated
The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively.Disagreesestimated
Regulations on business should be minimized whenever possible.Strongly disagreesestimated
Military power should be used proactively when serious external threats are emerging.Disagreesestimated
Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples.Agreesestimated
Courts should be independent even when they obstruct elected leaders.Agreesestimated

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Sources

Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.