Little Gang of Four

The Little Gang of Four, also called the Whateverist faction, was a group of four close collaborators of Hua Guofeng that supported him in the power struggle against Deng Xiaoping.

Members

• Wang Dongxing

• Wu De

• Chen Xilian

• Ji Dengkui

Whateverism

They upheld the Two Whatevers: "We will resolutely uphold whatever policy decisions Chairman Mao made, and unswervingly follow whatever instructions Chairman Mao gave" (凡是毛主席作出的决策，我们都坚决维护；凡是毛主席的指示，我们都始终不渝地遵循).