Kang Ning-hsiang (Chinese: 康寧祥; Pinyin: Kāng Níngxiáng; born 1938) is a Taiwanese politician and a key figure in the early opposition movement, the Tangwai movement, as well as the establishment of the Democratic Progressive Party.
He was the head of the Eighties faction whithin the opposition, the supporters of which advocated for more moderate means of reforming the Taiwanese political landscape. This involved reform through the ballot-box, trojan horse strategies, and what kang referred to as "political kung fu", which involved overpowering the opponent while continuing to work within the bounds of the system.
On several occasions he actively cooperated with President Chiang Ching-kuo and the reformist wing of the KMT, which, while earning him harsh criticism from his more radical Tangwai colleagues, causing disunity within the movement, also helped the Chiang administration gain the trust of the opposition movement enough to carry on with the liberalising reforms and eventually abrogate martial law.
