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Because of the gate's position at the front of the Imperial City, and the historical events that have taken place on [[Tiananmen Square]], the gate has great political significance. In 1925, when China was ruled by the [[Nationalist government]], a large portrait of [[Sun Yat-sen]] was hung at the gate after his death. In 1945, to celebrate the victory over Japan, [[Chiang Kai-shek]]'s portrait was hung.<ref>NYtimes. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/28/world/asia/28iht-web.0528mao.html?_r=1 NYtimes.com]." ''Chameleon Mao, the face of Tiananmen square.'' Retrieved on 2011-04-11.</ref>
On July 7, 1949, portraits of [[Zhu De]] and [[Mao Zedong]] were hung to commemorate the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]].<ref name="chinareview1">{{cite web |url=http://www.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1016/5/6/5/101656569.html?coluid=7&kindid=0&docid=101656569&mdate=0411142504 |script-title=zh:中國評論新聞：20世紀以來 天安門掛過哪些人的畫像？ |publisher=Chinareviewnews.com |access-date=2011-04-12}}</ref> Since the founding date of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, a singular portrait of Mao has been hung on the gate. The portrait is replaced annually before [[National Day of the People's Republic of China|National Day]]. On only one occasion, on March 9, 1953, it was temporarily replaced by a portrait of [[Joseph Stalin]] to commemorate [[Death and state funeral of Joseph Stalin|his death]], and on November 22, 1963, it was replaced by a portrait of [[John F. Kennedy]] to commemorate [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|his assassination]].<ref name="chinareview1" />
In 2011, Alexander Pann Han-tang, chairman of the Asia Pacific Taiwan Federation of Industry and Commerce, and a close friend of Taiwanese president [[Ma Ying-jeou]], proposed that the picture of [[Sun Yat-sen]] be displayed at Tiananmen Square instead for the [[100th Anniversary of the Republic of China|100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China]].<ref name="scmp1">{{cite web |title=Call for reassessment of Sun Yat-sen from 'pioneer' to 'father of the nation' |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/742387/call-reassessment-sun-yat-sen-pioneer-father-nation |date=2011-03-29 |website=South China Morning Post |access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref> However, this proposal was rejected.<ref name="scmp1" />
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