why did the republic of china fail
Confidence votes 11. The new Republic of China fell into chaos after 1912 because of the mistakes of Yuan Shikai. In 1912, after Sun Yixian(AKA Sun Yat-Sen) stepped down as president in favor for him, Yuan Shikai tried to foolishly create another dynasty.However, the military didn't back him and opposition divided the nation.ventually, the KMT retreated o the island of Taiwan and the CPC became the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. There was never a peace agreement between both nations so both governments claim to be the legitimate government of all of China.