"After the Manchu government had carried on wars with foreign nations and had been defeated, China was forced to sign many unequal treaties. Foreign nations are still using these treaties to bind China, and as a result, China fails at whatever she attempts."
Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese revolutionary and statesman who played a central role in ending the Qing dynasty and founding the Republic of China. He is widely regarded as a foundational figure in modern Chinese political history.