Tang was a Muslim from Shandong province, and he promoted Muslim education. He worked with Muslim General Bai Chongxi.[2][3] Tang directed the Muslim Chengda School, and was friends with Muslim General Ma Fuxiang.[4]
Tang negotiated a ceasefire with the Tibetans in 1932.[5][6][7]
Ma Fuxiang, as head of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission, sent a telegraph to Tang Kesan ordering him to breach the agreement with Tibet, because he was concerned that political rivals in Nanjing were using the incident.[8]
The President of the education organization Chinese Islamic National Salvation Federation was General Bai Chongxi (Pai Chung-hsi) and the vice president was Tang Kesan (Tang Ko-san).[9]