Phan Boi Chu and Phan Chu Trinh’* were great nationalist of Vietnam. In Japan, both discussed their visions of Vietnam independence. But they differed a lit. Both pursued the same goal i.e. liberation of Vietnam from the French rule but with different means. Their differing views are given below:
| Phan Boi Chau | Phan Chu Trinh |
| (i) He believed that first the foreign **** should be driven out and after their nation’ independence was established they could late about other things. | (i) He wanted to overthrow the foreign rule but at the same time he was not against the setting up of French legal and educational institutions in Vietnam |
| (ii) His plan was to make use of monarchy. He wanted to raise up the Vietnamese to end monarchy in due course of time. | (ii) He disagreed with Phan Boi Chau on the term of monarchy. He believed in overthrowing the monarchy to promote popular rights. |
| (iii) He was greatly influenced by China and accepted a political framework headed by a monarch. | (iii) He wished to establish democratic republic in Vietnam. he was deeply influenced by the democratic ideals of the west and did not want a complete rejection of western civilisation. |
| (iv) He advocated for the help of the court to resist the French. | (iv) He opposed the idea of resisting the French with the help of the court. |
