Xin Haonian

Xin Haonian (November 2, 1947 -), whose real name is Gao Erpin, was born in Chaoxian County, Anhui Province. He was born in Nanjing and now lives in the United States. A former writer, he served as Vice Chairman of the Youth Federation of Anhui Province of the People's Republic of China. In 1994, he went to the United States to study modern Chinese history. He changed his name to "Xin Hao Nian", which is homophonic to "Xin Hai Nian". In 1999, he published his masterpiece "Who is New China" and gave lectures throughout the country. He is a representative figure of the pro-Republic of China faction among scholars in the United States. He advocates the Three People's Principles and the restoration of the mainland by the Republic of China, and participated in the founding of the Association for the Restoration of the Republic of China.