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Communist Party”. In 1925 he joined Zou Lu and others in sponsoring the Western
Hills Meeting (see following note). p. 131
135 In November 1925, a dozen or so Kuomintang right-wingers including Zou
Lu, Xie Chi, Ju Zheng, Zhang Ji and Lin Sen called a Fourth Plenary Meeting of the
First Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang at Biyun Temple in the Western
Hills near Beijing. They adopted reactionary resolutions opposing the Soviet Union
and the Communist Party of China and co-operation between the Kuomintang and
the Communist Party. They set up a Central Headquarters of the Kuomintang in
Shanghai and a local headquarters in Beijing. Those attending this meeting became
known as the Western Hills Clique. p. 131
136 The Society for the Study of Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Doctrines was a reactionary
organization established by Kuomintang right-wingers to counter the Association of
Young Soldiers, an organization of revolutionary soldiers at the Whampoa Military
Academy. Among the leaders of the society were Dai Jitao, Wang Boling, Chen
Cheng, He Zhonghan and Miao Bin. pp. 132, 175, 187
Sun Fo wa s t he n m a yor of Gua ngz hou u nde r t he Na t i ona l Gove rnm e n t .
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Shortly after the First National Congress of the Kuomintang in 1924, he demanded
the impeachment of the Communist Party. p. 132
138 The gist of the Draft Constitution promulgated by the Kuomintang govern-
ment on May 5, 1936 was the preservation of Kuomintang one-party dictatorship.
pp. 132, 253, 296
139 In his early years, Li Jishen (1886-1959) was chief of staff and later commander
of the 1st Division of the Guangdong Army. At the time of the Northern Expedition,
he was chief of staff of the General Headquarters of the National Revolutionary Army
and was assigned to stay behind in Guangzhou for garrison duty. In 1927 he partici-
pated in the Kuomintang’s reactionary activities. In 1933 he allied himself with the
19th Route Army in organizing the People’s Revolutionary Government of the Re-
public of China in Fujian Province, a government which opposed Chiang Kai-shek
and stood for resistance to Japanese aggression. After the outbreak of the War of
Resistance, he answered the call of the Communist Party for unity against Japan by
uniting with patriotic and democratic forces in the Kuomintang and opposing Chiang
Kai-shek’s dictatorial policies. In 1948 he organized the Revolutionary Committee
of the Kuomintang and assumed its presidency. After the founding of the People’s
Republic of China, he served as Vice-Chairman of the Central People’s Government.
pp. 132, 196, 316
140 Deng Keng (1886-1922) joined the Tong Meng Hui (Chinese Revolutionary
League) in his youth. After 1917, he served successively as chief of staff of the Guang-
dong Army and commander of its 1st Division. p. 132
141 Zhang Fakui (1896-1980), who had been a regimental commander of the 1st
Division of the Guangdong Army, became commander of the 12th Division of the
Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army in 1925. p. 132
142 Deng Yanda (1895-1931) was a leader of the Kuomintang left wing. In 1920
he joined the Guangdong Army organized by Dr. Sun Yat-sen and served as battalion
and then regimental commander. In 1926 he was Dean of Studies of the Whampoa
Mi l i t a ry Ac a de m y. Du ri ng t he No rt he rn E xp e di t i on he wa s h e a d of t he Ge n e r a l
Political Department of the National Revolutionary Army and governor of Hubei
Province. In March 1927, together with Soong Ching Ling, He Xiangning, Wu Yu-
zhang and others, he called the Third Plenary Session of the Second Central Executive
Committee of the Kuomintang in Wuhan at which a decision to restrict the powers