The Further Exploration of QiCheng Draft Constitution ——Important Achievements of the Democratic Constitutionalism Movement during the Anti-japanese War Period

The proposal of The Draft Amendment of the Draft Constitution of the Republic of China(May Fifth Draft Constitution) (Abbreviated as QiCheng Draft Constitution)in 1940 was the natural consequence of the development of the democratic constitutionalism movement during the anti-Japanese war period. It was the first attempt by democratic patriots from different classes in Chinese society, who persited in simultaneously fighting Japanese and advocating a constitutional government to reform the Chinese political system by joining on the experience of western parlimentary-style democracy. This article utilizes both class analysis and historical analysis to explain the unavoidable failure of QiCheng Draft Constitution due to the situation at the time and also affirm its historical importance. The article shows the difficulties of implementing the constitutionalism in the Republic of China and the National Party rule and describes how the Chinese Communist Party united different democratic parties and led Chinese People forward in the struggle for democratic constitutionalism.