Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People are Nationalism, Democracy, and Livelihood. The Principle of Livelihood focused on the people's welfare and material needs. Sun Yat-sen himself elaborated on this principle, discussing basic necessities. The common articulation of the "four great needs" derived from this principle includes the fundamental material requirements for living: Yi (衣 - Clothing), Shi (食 - Food), Zhu (住 - Housing), and Xing (行 - Transportation).
The 'four great needs' of the people as identified by the Guomindang were
Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2016 · Topic: Major World Leaders and Movements in Modern History (Leaders and movements of the Chinese Revolution)
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Answer: A. clothing, food, housing and transportation
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