“The Vietnamese Revolution and Sun Yat-sen”

Attend the workshop:

- On the Taiwanese side, there were: Mr. Tran Xuan Yen - Deputy Chief Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hanoi; Mr. Hoang Doan Trung - Deputy Political Counselor of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vietnam; Dr. Lam Kwok-chung, Director of the Sun Yat-sen Museum, Taiwan; and scholars, researchers from universities, research institutes and government agencies in Taiwan, China;

- On behalf of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, there were Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh - Rector of the University; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kim - Party Secretary, Vice Rector of the University; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh - Director of the Institute of Policy and Management, Chairman of the Council of Science and Training of VNU; Dr. Nguyen Tho Duc, Director of the Center for Chinese Studies; and representatives of leaders of faculties, departments, research centers, lecturers and students of the University.

Sun Yat-sen (November 12, 1866 – March 12, 1925) was a democrat, a leading figure in modern Chinese history. In 1905, he proposed the Tam Dan doctrine, and at the same time founded the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance to promote the Tam Dan doctrine and mobilize the masses against the Qing Dynasty. In 1911, he successfully led the Xinhai Revolution, opening a new era for the Chinese national democratic revolution. With profound impact, his Tam Dan doctrine is a valuable revolutionary experience for oppressed countries around the world to refer to in order to liberate their nations, including Vietnam. For example, the influence of Tam Dan doctrine can be seen in the goals and platforms of action of a number of Vietnamese patriotic organizations such as the Vietnam Restoration Association and the Vietnam Nationalist Party. The international scientific conference "Vietnamese Revolution and Sun Yat-sen" was organized to evaluate in detail his ideological influences on the Vietnamese Revolution in many aspects.

In his opening speech, Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh (Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities) emphasized that the theme of the conference is of great importance not only to scholars but also to ordinary people in Vietnam. Because the essential things for the Vietnamese people such as "Independence-Freedom-Happiness" are also similar to Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People. The Rector hopes that at this conference, Chinese scientists will bring new perspectives on Sun Yat-sen to supplement existing research in Vietnam. The success of the conference also contributes to the relationship between the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Sun Yat-sen Museum in particular and between Vietnam and Taiwan in general.

Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh delivered the opening speech at the conference.

In response, Dr. Lam Quoc Chuong (Director of the Sun Yat-sen Museum) thanked the University of Social Sciences and Humanities for creating conditions for Chinese professors, scholars and scientists to attend this conference. He agreed with Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh's view on the similarities between President Ho Chi Minh's ideology of independence and freedom and Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People. He hoped that the conference would continue that spirit by strengthening exchanges and friendship in the relationship between the two countries, not just stopping at the scientific perspective.

Dr. Lam Quoc Chuong speaks at the conference

Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh exchanged souvenirs with Dr. Lam Quoc Chuong

Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh took souvenir photos with delegates attending the conference

After the opening, the workshop was divided into 2 sessions:

Session 1 was chaired by Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh and Prof. Dr. Luu A Vinh (Yuan Tri University, Taiwan), including presentations such as "The influence of Sun Yat-sen's thought on Vietnamese patriotic organizations in the early 20th century" by Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh, "Vietnam in Sun Yat-sen's perception - discussion with speech as the center" by Prof. Luu Duy Khai (Faculty of History, University of Political Science, Taiwan), "Research on the Xinhai Revolution and Sun Yat-sen's more than one generation in Vietnam" by Dr. Nguyen Huu Tam (Institute of History, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences).

Session 2 was chaired by Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kim and Dr. Hua Van Duong (Department of Modern History Research, Central Taiwan Research Institute), including presentations such as "The revolutionary career of Sun Yat-sen in Vietnam" by Mr. Vuong Van Long (Director of the Party History Office, Chinese Nationalist Party), "The impact and influence of Sun Yat-sen's democracy on the ideological transformation of some reformist Confucian scholars in the early 20th century in Vietnam" by Dr. Tran Thi Hanh (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Social Sciences and Humanities).