Tsotanhui Clique

Tsotanhui Clique (Chinese: 座談會派系), also known as the New Politics Club (Chinese: 新政俱樂部), the Chen Cheng Clique (Chinese: 陳誠系), or the Tuanpai (Chinese: 團派), was a faction within the Kuomintang led by Chen Cheng. The clique was primarily composed of military officers and political instructors drawn from the Three Principles of the People Youth League [zh], the Whampoa Military Academy, and the Blue Shirts Society, all of whom were loyal to Chen Cheng.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Tsotanhui Clique 座談會
Leader	Chen Cheng
Members	Kang Tse Huang Shao-ku Liu Chien-chun Chen Hsueh-ping Ni Wenya Chao Tzu-chi Wang Chang-hui
Preceded by	Chen Cheng loyalists among Blue Shirts Society, Three Principles of the People Youth League [zh] and Republic of China Military Academy
Ideology	Chiangism Chen Cheng Thought Conservatism (Chinese) Chinese nationalism Party-state capitalism
Political position	Right-wing
National affiliation	Kuomintang
Political parties

After the Kuomintang's retreat to Taiwan, the Tsotanhui Clique replaced the declining CC Clique as the most powerful faction within the party. However, with the rise of Chiang Ching-kuo, the faction gradually weakened and eventually lost its influence.^[6][7]

See also

• Reorganization Group
• CC Clique