Editing Three Principles of the People (section)

==== Five Races Under One Union ====
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Although Sun initially believed in a form of [[Han nationalism]] to oppose the rule of the Qing dynasty, he later came to accept [[Liang Qichao]]’s multi-ethnic nationalist idea of a unified Chinese nation. To achieve "national independence", Sun believed that China must first develop a "[[Chinese nationalism|China-nationalism]]," ''[[Zhonghua Minzu]]'', as opposed to an [[Ethnic nationalism|mono-ethnic nationalism]]. Sun developed the principles of [[Five Races Under One Union]] to unite the five major ethnic groups of China—[[Han Chinese|Han]], [[Mongols in China|Mongols]], [[Tibetans]], [[Manchus]], and the [[Islam in China|Muslims]] (such as the [[Uyghurs]])—under one "Chinese Nation". This principle is symbolized by the [[Five Races Under One Union|Five Color Flag]] of the [[Beiyang government|First Republic of China (1911–1928)]]. He believed that China must develop a "national consciousness" so as to unite the Chinese people in the face of imperialist aggression. He argued that "minzu", which can be translated as "people", "nationality", or "race", was defined by sharing common blood, livelihood, religion, language, and customs. Sun also believed in a form of [[interculturalism]] that assimilated ethnic minorities into the dominant Han culture by a process of naturalization, rather than through brute force.