In the closing years of the Qing dynasty, Chinese nationalists and liberals looked beyond the country’s borders for solutions and for safety. For many reformers and radicals, overseas Chinese communities became lifelines for ideas, money and recruits to overthrow the Manchu regime.  Chief among these revolutionaries was Sun Yat-sen (1866–1925), later hailed as the “father … Continue reading Revolutionaries in Exile: Sun Yat-sen and the Growth of Chinese Nationalism Abroad