It is a metaphor, meaning you are spectuacular. (from usa at least)
Sun Yat-sen is the known father of modern china.
Generally they can no loger drive car in insurgent or formerly insurgent controlled areas, they must walk right along the side of the road so they don't get blown up by land mines. Generally many fled because land mines ruined their lives even after the insurgents left.
I think he meant he had absolute power because he has the power over all the state
