For a more modern (and far more interesting) clique of Chinese politicians, there are the Tsinghua Clique and Tuanpai. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsinghua_c

For a more modern (and far more interesting) clique of Chinese politicians, there are the Tsinghua Clique and Tuanpai. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsinghua_clique https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsinghua_clique https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuanpai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuanpai There is something to be said for unbridled single-minded ambition.