The period of Beiyang government refers to the period from 19 12 to 1928, so China belonged to the period of Beiyang government in 192 1, during which the political arena changed frequently, from191. Although the five constitutions promulgated by Beiyang government successively take "separation of powers" as the basic principle.
However, after Yuan Shikai took office, he immediately dissolved the National Assembly, abolished the State Council, abolished the Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China, promulgated the Constitution of the Republic of China, changed the cabinet system into the presidential system, and stipulated that the president could monopolize all power and be re-elected indefinitely, thus undermining the new democratic system.
After Yuan Shikai's death, the ensuing warlord melee made democracy a dead letter, with factions vying for political power and the central government becoming the stage for local warlords to compete. As a result, the Beiyang government embarked on its short-lived historical stage.
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During the period of Beiyang government, freedom of speech and freedom of association greatly promoted the development of the New Culture Movement, and almost all the cultural masters in modern China were born during this period.
There were a large number of independent media during the Beiyang government. According to statistics, there were more than 500 kinds of private newspapers in China after the Revolution of 1911 and before Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor.
According to the statistics of Modern Publishing History of China written by Mr. Ye Zaisheng, from 65438 to 0920, there were 1000 kinds of newspapers and magazines in China, and even "a new publication was published every two or three days". At that time, it was quite easy to start a new newspaper. Several university professors got together and took out a small part of their monthly salary to start a publication.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Beiyang Government (regime)