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The Principle of People’s livelihood was essential in Sun Yat Sen’s ideal revolutionary government, so it was important for Chiang Kai Shek to implement it in following under Sun’s vision. Initally, from the years 1928-1937 Chiang achieved alot, in terms of communication systems, education, industrial development and finance. However, the extent to which he employed it was not to the level which Sun had in mind, as Chiang was focused on developing a Fascist government.

Chiang aimed to modernise China, and began through redeveloping transportation and communication systems. This was through development of new railways (such as the Guangzhou-Hankou) and increasing the length of highways. The problem with the new tracks though, was they were designed to aid the military, and hardly assisted/affected the economy. Also, a National Aviation Corporation was developed, which meant there were 30 planes regularly-flying planes on routes of 13,000km. Also, post offices were increased to 14,000 in 1936, and 95,000km of telegraph lines were raised. This would have significantly changed the means of communication for the city-dwellers of China, however people living in rural areas wouldn’t be affected as they wouldn’t have the knowledge to know how these new systems worked and would probably not be told how these systems could benefit them, indicating that the livelihood of Chinese people was not equal, and Sun's principle was already being forgotten.

It has been well documented that through education it's possible to ensure the conforming of a group of people, and to ease them under a leaders influence. Education was vital in Chiang's government where he sought to have control of his people as Mussolini and Hitler did, he was aware that through education it was possible to buy support through what was being taught, and what was being taught in schools did not challenge any of his ideals or policies. In this time, schools, colleges and universities were reorganised and improved, whilst overall enrollments reached a total of 545,207 people. Whilst this seems a significant number, it's important to remember the size of the Chinese population which was 450 million, and the fact that 70% of the population didn't have access to these educational institutions - again highlighting the discrimination of people living in the cities and the peasants under Chiang's control, and emphasising the difference between Sun and Chiang's ideal revolutionary government.

Chiang and his government recognised the need to reform China into a modern state, and to do so, would have to undergo industrial development to improve the countriy's economic state. Equipment and machinery was imported in large quantities, at a total cost of $500 million (in Chinese currency at the time). Industries were flourishing and increasing in number, such as cotton weaving, flour production, matches, cement and chemical manufacturing, however there was no major breakthrough in terms of the changes industries had undergone. What must be kept in consideration is the fact that the country at the time was poverty-stricken and war-torn, so a significant effort had gone into redeveloping industry throughout the country. In terms of the financial reform China underwent under Chiang's influence, the only major accomplishments which can be deemed as beneficial to the country were the introduction of paper currency, and the development of the national banks. China was experiencing mucn confusion, different provinces had varying exchange rates, people were smuggling silver, the value of silver was rising worldwide, and the country was expereiencing inflation and high interest rates. This prompted for paper money to be issued, followed by the introduction of nickel coins. These were attempts to create more convenience to the people and to balance out the economy. During this time, four national banks were developed with different duties to the people of China. The Central Bank was the largest, and had to maintain the stability of currency within the country. The Bank of China managed foreign exchange, Bank of Communication worked with domestic industries and enterprises, whilst the Farmers Bank of China dealt with land mortgages and farm credit. Whilst these were big steps in China's growth and the direction of Chiang's vision, the poor were disadvantaged with such inflation and instability in the economy.

In conclusion, it's fair to say that whilst Chiang Kai-Shek's government had initially sought to carry on the vision of Sun Yat Sen's ideal revolutionary government, but, keeping in mind Sun's Principle of Peopl's Livelihood, it's evident that Chian had drifted alot from this vision with there being little equality amongst the Chinese people, and poor conditions for the peasants. Whilst Chiang achieved varying degrees of success in the development of communication systems, education, industry and finance, they were only true to his German-Fascist influenced vision, and almost entirely disregarded what Sun Yat Sen had aimed to achieve with his government.