Kang Tse

Kang Tse
康澤
Born(1904-07-08)July 8, 1904
DiedDecember 23, 1967(1967-12-23) (aged 63)
Occupation(s)General, Politician
OrganizationChinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Political partyKuomintang

Kang Tse (Chinese: 康澤; July 8, 1904 – December 23, 1967) was a Chinese general and politician. He was a key member within the Tsotanhui Clique within the Kuomintang. Kang played a significant role in intelligence operations, attempting to establish a spy network in China modeled after the State Political Directorate.[1][2][3]

In 1928, Kang Tse graduated from the Moscow Sun Yat-sen University. Although trained in the Soviet system, he did not subscribe to Marxism-Leninism. Instead, he advised Chiang Kai-shek to adopt the Soviet-style State Political Directorate model to consolidate power. Acting on this recommendation, Chiang in 1931 formed the Nanchang Special Task Force Unit (Chinese: 南昌行營別動總隊), composed mainly of unemployed graduates from the Whampoa Military Academy. Kang was appointed commander of the unit and became a trusted figure during the anti-Communist campaigns in Jiangxi. During the encirclement campaigns against the Chinese Red Army, Kang's special task force operated with high intensity in former Communist base areas, directing local authorities to carry out suppression operations and restore Kuomintang administrative control. When the Red Army embarked on the Long March, Chiang dispatched Xue Yue and the Central Army to pursue them across Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou. In each county along the route, Kang's units were deployed to monitor Communist elements and suspected sympathizers. Kang Tse also played a key role in the founding of both the Blue Shirts Society and the Three Principles of the People Youth Corps, which became influential paramilitary and ideological organizations aligned with Chiang's regime.[4][5]

In 1947, he was elected as a member of the Legislative Yuan. Since Chen Cheng was not a legislator, Kang Tse became the de facto leader of the Tsotanhui Clique within the Legislative Yuan. In 1948, he was captured by the Chinese Communist Party. After being granted amnesty in 1963, he served as a cultural and historical specialist for the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[6]

Kang Tse authored several memoirs and reflective writings, including The Origins of the Fuxing Society, The Establishment of the Three Principles of the People Youth League, and My Role in the Negotiations of the Second KMT-CCP Cooperation.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ Kang, Tse (1998-05-20). 康澤自述及其下場 (in Chinese). 傳記文學出版社股份有限公司. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  2. ^ 康, 泽; 潘, 嘉钊 (1994). 康泽与蒋介石父子 (in Chinese). 群众出版社. pp. 9, 11, 85. ISBN 9787501412426.
  3. ^ 淑鳳, 吳 (2000). 趙自齊先生訪談錄. 國史館. p. 87. ISBN 957-02-7211-2 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Kang, Tse (1998-05-20). 康澤自述及其下場 (in Chinese). 傳記文學出版社股份有限公司. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  5. ^ 康, 泽; 潘, 嘉钊 (1994). 康泽与蒋介石父子 (in Chinese). 群众出版社. pp. 9, 11, 85. ISBN 9787501412426.
  6. ^ 張, 國化 (2006). 康澤在政協 (in Chinese). 靈活文化事業有限公司. pp. 68–69. ISBN 9789867027122.
  7. ^ Kang, Tse (1998-05-20). 康澤自述及其下場 (in Chinese). 傳記文學出版社股份有限公司. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  8. ^ 康, 泽; 潘, 嘉钊 (1994). 康泽与蒋介石父子 (in Chinese). 群众出版社. pp. 9, 11, 85. ISBN 9787501412426.
  9. ^ 淑鳳, 吳 (2000). 趙自齊先生訪談錄. 國史館. p. 87. ISBN 957-02-7211-2 – via Google Books.
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