Many people do not realize that China has a multi-party political system. A thread with the eight parties that were created before 1949 as part of the united front strategy and continue to play a key role in the Political Consultative Conference.
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1) The Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang.
Developed from the Left Kuomintang that supported the CPC before China’s liberation in 1949. 2/9
2) The China Democratic League.
Is principally composed of cultural figures. 3/9
3) The China Democratic National Construction Association.
It mainly comprises entrepreneurs and participants in the economic sectors. 4/9
4) The China Association for Promoting Democracy.
Chiefly represents the educational sectors. 5/9
5) The Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party.
Is predominantly composed of medical and health practitioners. 6/9
6) The China Zhi Gong Party.
Is primarily composed of overseas Chinese who have returned home and representative figures with overseas connections (also acting as the China chapter of the Hongmen, a worldwide Chinese secret fraternal society). 7/9
7) The Jiusan Society.
Is largely composed of those in the science and technology fields. 8/9
8) The Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League.
Represents proponents of socialism from the Taiwan region. 9/9
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