In 2017, an insurgency began in Southern China, allowing the resurrection of the Republic of China, which has been based in Taiwan since 1949. Liu Xiabo, a long outspoken critic of the Government of China, became the first President and Premier as well as leader of the Kuomintang. Xiabo set the standard for Chinese Governing during his Presidency, and helped implement the constitution, drafted in 1947 to govern the country. During the Stalemate, Xiabo began planning the economy of China based on Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People, which also served as the governing doctorate for the country. Xiabo oversaw the victory of his forces in 2040, and began setting the path to rebuild his country.