The revolutionary connection

He came in search of support for his radical ideas and left a legacy that resonates to this day.

AMONG the enormous portraits of revered leaders that hang in Tiananmen Square in Beijing is one of Dr Sun Yat-sen. Even the Communist Party that eventually put paid to his vision of a republic acknowledges him as the Father of Modern China. This is, after all, the man who sparked events that led to the overthrow of the Manchurian-led Qing Dynasty and the eventual creation of the China we know today.