The Function of Chinese Secret Societies in Southeast Asia during the Xinhai

It was because of the geographical advantages of southeast Asia and the natural relationship be- tween the Chinese secret societies in southeast Asia and those in south China that these Chinese secret societies played an active role during the Xinhai Revolution(the capitalist democratic revolution led by SUN Yi -- xian). When the revolution broke out, these Chinese secret societies took the overturn of the rule of Qing Dynasty as their own pursuit and belief regardless of their different purposes.