Question

What was Phan Chu Trinh’s objective for Vietnam? How were his ideas different from those of Phan Boi Chau?

Answer 1

Hint: Phan Chu Trinh's objective for Vietnam was to make it a democratic republic, just like the west. He blamed the French for not following their national ideals and demanded the setting up of legal and educational institutions alongside the development of agriculture and industries in Vietnam.

Complete answer:
Phan Boi Chau was a major figure in anti-colonial resistance in Vietnam and Phan Chu Trinh was hostile to the monarchy. He opposed the idea of resisting France. Phan Boi Chau lamented the loss of sovereignty of severing ties with China and Phan Chu Trinh wanted to establish a democratic republic influenced by democratic ideas of the West.

Phan Chu Trinh was not in favour of taking support of the monarchy to overthrow the French but Phau Boi Chau was intensely for it.Chau, educated in Confucian tradition, was influenced by Chinese reformer, Liang Qichao while Trinh was motivated by democratic ideas of the West while Trinh wished to overthrow the monarchy in order to create a basis for the promotion of popular rights whereas Chau advocated that first the foreign enemy should be driven out and after achieving independence, other things could be discussed. Trinh was in favour of raising people to abolish the-monarchy while Trinh was not for it.

Note: Unlike Phan Chu Trinh , Phan Boi Chau was in support of the monarchy. Hence, their ideas had at their roots this fundamental difference but were aimed at achieving freedom and prosperity for Vietnam.