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Chen Lifu or Ch'en Li-fu (simplified Chinese: 陈立夫; traditional Chinese: 陳立夫; pinyin: Chén lì-fū; 21 August 1900 – 8 February 2001) was a politician in the Republic of China. He was a close advisor of Chiang Kai-shek. With his brother Chen Guofu, he led the CC Clique.
Chen was born in Wuxing, Zhejiang, China (modern Huzhou). In 1925, Chen formally joined Kuomintang (KMT) in San Francisco after receiving his master's degree in mining engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.[1] On January 9, 1926, Chiang Kai-shek hired Chen as his confidential secretary.[2] In 1927, Chiang appointed Chen to head the Investigation Section of the Organization Department of the KMT[3] Chen and elder brother Chen Guofu became heads of the Kuomintang's secret service, leading a political faction known as the CC Clique.[4]
In late 1935, China faced the looming threat of war with Japan, and Chiang decided to Chen to the Soviet Union to negotiate a treaty of mutual military assistance. However, although Chen flew to Berlin in disguise, prepared to go on to Moscow, preliminary negotiations broke down and he was recalled.[5] In the fall of 1936, Chen was Chiang's representative at a series of secret meetings with Chinese Communist Party representative Pan Hannian, where the two sides attempted to negotiate a united front against the Japanese.[6] This attempt failed, leading to the Xi'an Incident.
In 1938, Chen was again promoted, becoming the minister of education. Chen held this position until 1944.[7]
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