Republic, Communism, and Joint Management#

Wang Guowei commented on the October Revolution in 1917, saying, "China's recent situation, I fear it began with republicanism, but will end with communism."

Zheng Xiaoxu further prophesied: "The Qing Dynasty perished due to republicanism, republicanism will perish due to communism, and communism will perish due to joint management." He commented on the Communist Party in his diary on June 23, 1919: "Recently, nationwide chaos lurks beneath the surface, and the rebel party will secretly ally with Japanese rebels to overthrow the government and warlords; however, these people only know how to cause trouble, without strategies for nation-building, and will inevitably end up forming a despotic government. I told Zou Zidong and Wang Pinsan: 'If I were in power, I would first implement three measures: prohibit political parties, seal newspapers, and close schools, all with the force of mountains, making none dare to violate them. In no more than one year, the whole world would come to pay homage, and songs of praise would gather around me.'"

These two great scholars, with insights transcending their era, accurately judged the direction of future turmoil. Faced with such a pessimistic future, Wang Guowei chose suicide in 1927, while Zheng Xiaoxu actively promoted joint management of Manchukuo and Mengjiang with his own efforts, pointing the way for China a hundred years later.