Modern Chinese History How successful was China in developing into a modern state in the early 1900's?

In the early 1900's, China, was in the middle of a political turmoil as it was undergoing fundamental changes in politics as well as society due to politicians and activists, such as Sun Yet-sen, the founder of the Republic of China, pushing for China to reform from the traditional feudal system of the dynasties to a modern democracy modeled after Europe. Looking at various aspects, such as the levels of education and technology, and the …

…traditional feudal system of the dynasties, though it cannot be said to have been completely successful in transforming into a 'modern state'. During the decade of the Kuomintang, many reforms were made and China had advanced exponentially when in comparison to the times of the dynasties, yet to become a modern state, China is still lacking in many areas, some of which are true even today, which is a flaw that only time can mend.