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The house rules of the Taishan Club prohibited its members from taping, recording during meetings, accepting media interviews or inviting officials, discussing politics, <ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.appledaily.com/article/OPYMLWPR5ZBZHC7QJE5XKFIC6E|title=China’s ‘masons’ disband fat-cat Taishan club amid crackdown on business alliances|author=|access-date= |date=2021-02-15|work=[[Apple Daily]]}}</ref> and was regarded as the Chinese version of "[[Freemasonry]]".<ref>{{cite web |url= https://std.stheadline.com/kol/article/2355/%E6%94%BF%E5%95%86KOL-%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E8%A7%80%E5%AF%9F-%E6%B3%B0%E5%B1%B1%E6%9C%83%E8%A7%A3%E6%95%A3-%E5%AF%8C%E8%B1%AA%E5%A4%BE%E5%B0%BE%E5%B7%B4|title=Mainland media reported that the "Taishan Club" was recently disbanded|author=|access-date= |date=2021-01-25|work=[[Sing Tao Daily]]}}</ref> It was also compared to the United States-based [[Skull and Bones Society]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.setn.com/News.aspx?NewsID=890653|title=A Closer Look at China's 'Top Rich Organization'|author=|access-date= |date=2021-01-31|work=[[SET News]]}}</ref>
The house rules of the Taishan Club prohibited its members from taping, recording during meetings, accepting media interviews or inviting officials, discussing politics, <ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.appledaily.com/article/OPYMLWPR5ZBZHC7QJE5XKFIC6E|title=China’s ‘masons’ disband fat-cat Taishan club amid crackdown on business alliances|author=|access-date= |date=2021-02-15|work=[[Apple Daily]]}}</ref> and was regarded as the Chinese version of "[[Freemasonry]]".<ref>{{cite web |url= https://std.stheadline.com/kol/article/2355/%E6%94%BF%E5%95%86KOL-%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E8%A7%80%E5%AF%9F-%E6%B3%B0%E5%B1%B1%E6%9C%83%E8%A7%A3%E6%95%A3-%E5%AF%8C%E8%B1%AA%E5%A4%BE%E5%B0%BE%E5%B7%B4|title=Mainland media reported that the "Taishan Club" was recently disbanded|author=|access-date= |date=2021-01-25|work=[[Sing Tao Daily]]}}</ref> It was also compared to the United States-based [[Skull and Bones Society]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.setn.com/News.aspx?NewsID=890653|title=A Closer Look at China's 'Top Rich Organization'|author=|access-date= |date=2021-01-31|work=[[SET News]]}}</ref>


Taishan Club was dissolved on January 20, 2021,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.worldjournal.com/wj/story/121344/5205051|title=Because of Jack Ma? The Taishan Club is said to be disbanded|author=|access-date= |date=Jan 27, 2021|work=[[World Journal]]}}</ref> and its cancellation had been completed with the relevant department.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hk.appledaily.com/china/20210215/43UNZ44QR5BU3AE2H2LLMUOA3Y/|title=Mysterious "Taishan Club" formed by billionaires disbanded|author=|access-date=|date=Feb 15, 2021|work=[[Apple Daily]]|archive-date=June 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619024048/https://hk.appledaily.com/china/20210215/43UNZ44QR5BU3AE2H2LLMUOA3Y/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Before the dissolution of the Club, it had 16 members, including [[Liu Chuanzhi]], Duan Yongji, [[Feng Lun]], [[Lu Zhiqiang]], [[Guo Guangchang]], [[Shi Yuzhu]], [[Li Yanhong]], [[Duan Yongping]], [[Wang Zhongjun]], and others. [[Jack Ma]] was also a member of the Club, but later withdrew due to frequent leave of absence.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20210127000099-260309?chdtv|title=The threshold for membership in the Taishan Club is said to be RMB 100 million|author=|access-date= |date=Jan 27, 2021|work=[[China Times]]}}</ref>
Taishan Club was dissolved on January 20, 2021,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.worldjournal.com/wj/story/121344/5205051|title=Because of Jack Ma? The Taishan Club is said to be disbanded|author=|access-date= |date=Jan 27, 2021|work=[[World Journal]]}}</ref> and its cancellation had been completed with the relevant department.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hk.appledaily.com/china/20210215/43UNZ44QR5BU3AE2H2LLMUOA3Y/|title=Mysterious "Taishan Club" formed by billionaires disbanded|author=|access-date=|date=Feb 15, 2021|work=[[Apple Daily]]|archive-date=June 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619024048/https://hk.appledaily.com/china/20210215/43UNZ44QR5BU3AE2H2LLMUOA3Y/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Before the dissolution of the Club, it had 16 members, including [[Liu Chuanzhi]], [[Sina Corporation|Duan Yongji]], [[Feng Lun]], [[Lu Zhiqiang]], [[Guo Guangchang]], [[Shi Yuzhu]], and [[Jack Ma]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20210127000099-260309?chdtv|title=The threshold for membership in the Taishan Club is said to be RMB 100 million|author=|access-date= |date=Jan 27, 2021|work=[[China Times]]}}</ref>


There were reports that Taishan Club was disbanded because of major disagreements among its members, but some analysts say it had something to do with the Chinese Communist Party authorities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/3446490|title=China's top tycoon club "Taishan Club" disbanded|author=|access-date= |date=2021-02-23|work=[[Liberty Times]]}}</ref>
There were reports that Taishan Club was disbanded because of major disagreements among its members, but some analysts say it had something to do with the Chinese Communist Party authorities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/3446490|title=China's top tycoon club "Taishan Club" disbanded|author=|access-date= |date=2021-02-23|work=[[Liberty Times]]}}</ref>

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Taishan Club
Named afterMount Tai
Formation1993
DissolvedJanuary 20, 2021

Taishan Club (Chinese: 泰山会; pinyin: Tàishān huì) was a Mainland China-based super-rich club[1] founded by Duan Yongji.[2] It was named after Mount Tai,[3] initially registered under the name of the Taishan Industrial Research Institute in 1993.[4]

The house rules of the Taishan Club prohibited its members from taping, recording during meetings, accepting media interviews or inviting officials, discussing politics, [5] and was regarded as the Chinese version of "Freemasonry".[6] It was also compared to the United States-based Skull and Bones Society.[7]

Taishan Club was dissolved on January 20, 2021,[8] and its cancellation had been completed with the relevant department.[9] Before the dissolution of the Club, it had 16 members, including Liu Chuanzhi, Duan Yongji, Feng Lun, Lu Zhiqiang, Guo Guangchang, Shi Yuzhu, and Jack Ma.[10]

There were reports that Taishan Club was disbanded because of major disagreements among its members, but some analysts say it had something to do with the Chinese Communist Party authorities.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Taishan Club quietly dissolved". Apple Daily. Feb 15, 2021. Archived from the original on June 19, 2021.
  2. ^ Cheng Li (18 October 2016). Chinese Politics in the Xi Jinping Era: Reassessing Collective Leadership. Brookings Institution Press. pp. 149–. ISBN 978-0-8157-2693-7.
  3. ^ "Taishan Club is incomparable to Freemasonry". Apple Daily. Feb 15, 2021. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021.
  4. ^ William Zheng (Feb 13, 2021). "Sun sets on China's billionaire Taishan Club as Communist Party takes care of business". South China Morning Post.
  5. ^ "China's 'masons' disband fat-cat Taishan club amid crackdown on business alliances". Apple Daily. 2021-02-15.
  6. ^ "Mainland media reported that the "Taishan Club" was recently disbanded". Sing Tao Daily. 2021-01-25.
  7. ^ "A Closer Look at China's 'Top Rich Organization'". SET News. 2021-01-31.
  8. ^ "Because of Jack Ma? The Taishan Club is said to be disbanded". World Journal. Jan 27, 2021.
  9. ^ "Mysterious "Taishan Club" formed by billionaires disbanded". Apple Daily. Feb 15, 2021. Archived from the original on June 19, 2021.
  10. ^ "The threshold for membership in the Taishan Club is said to be RMB 100 million". China Times. Jan 27, 2021.
  11. ^ "China's top tycoon club "Taishan Club" disbanded". Liberty Times. 2021-02-23.
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