CC Clique
Political faction within China's KMT
CC Clique
The CC Clique (Chinese: CC派; pinyin: CC Pài), or Central Club Clique (Chinese: 中央俱樂部組織; pinyin: Zhōngyāng Jùlèbù Zǔzhī), officially the Ko-hsin Club (Chinese: 革新俱樂部; pinyin: Géxīn Jùlèbù; lit. 'Innovation Club'), was one of the political factions within the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party), in the Republic of China. It was led by the brothers Chen Guofu and Chen Lifu, nephews of Chen Qimei, who was a mentor of Chiang Kai-shek. The CC Clique derived much of its influence from its control over the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, a powerful intelligence agency, as well as its dominance over major newspapers. The group was primarily composed of technocrats and civil officials, giving it substantial sway over both policymaking and bureaucratic appointments within the party-state structure. From the conclusion of the Northern Expedition to the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the CC Clique held long-standing control over the Kuomintang’s party apparatus under the...
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