Dai Jitao Thought Explained

Dai Jitao Thought or Dai Jitao Doctrine^[1] is an ideology based on the interpretation of the Tridemism by some Kuomintang members, including Dai Jitao, since Sun Yat-sen's death in March 1925. Dai Jitao Thought became the ideological foundation of the right wing Kuomintang, including the Western Hills Group.^{[2] [3]} Dai Jitao himself described it as "Pure Tridemism" (纯粹三民主义).

Dai Jitao opposed left-wing Kuomintang's Marxist interpretation of Sun's alleged concept of "Mínshēng" as a class struggle.^[4]

Some scholars argue that Dai Jitao Thought fused the content of Buddhist nationalism and conservative nationalism. Dai Jitao and Chiang Kai-shek's Tridemism reflects the characteristics of cultural nationalism and cultural conservatism.^{[5] [6] [7]}

See also

• Anti-communism in China
• Class collaboration

Notes and References

1. Book: Zeng Yeying . Contemporary Studies on Modern Chinese History I . October 29, 2020 . Taylor & Francis . 201.
2. Zeng Yeying (2021). "Contemporary Studies on Modern Chinese History". Routledge.
3. 吕厚轩, and 马望英. "“戴季陶主义” 与国民党实权派的意识形态." 北方论丛 4 (2008): 92-95.
4. [wikisource:中國國民革命與戴季陶主義|中國國民革命與戴季陶主義]
5. Scott, Gregory Adam. "The Buddhist Nationalism of Dai Jitao." Journal of Chinese Religions 39, no. 1 (2011): 55-81.
6. Zhang, Jing. "China's Conservative Revolution: The Quest for a New Order, 1927–1949 by Brian Tsui." Twentieth-Century China 44, no. 3 (2019): E-17.
7. 程广云.孙中山的道统论与知难行易说[J].阅江学刊,2021,13(02):25-37+120.DOI:10.13878/j.cnki.yjxk.20210303.001.