The 14th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee on Nov. 1 passed the decision on holding grand commemorative activities to mark the 160th birth anniversary of Sun Yat Sen on Nov. 12, 2026. Xinhua’s report calls Sun “a great national hero, a great patriot, and a great forerunner of China’s democratic revolution.” They add: “The commemoration aims to honor Sun Yat Sen’s immortal contributions to national independence, social progress, and the people’s well-being; to learn from, inherit, and carry forward his patriotic ideals, revolutionary will, and striving spirit; to strengthen unity among Chinese people at home and abroad.”
Sun Yat Sen is heralded on both sides of the Taiwan Straits. Therefore, Xinhua adds: “The commemoration also aims to consolidate and expand the broadest possible patriotic united front; to promote the peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Straits and advancing the cause of national reunification; and to unite the strength of the entire nation to the greatest extent, and to strive unceasingly for advancing the building of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization.”
