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28-709: As of December 2023, the CDL had around 356,900 members. Its membership mostly consists of mid and senior-level intellectuals in the fields of culture, education, natural and social sciences, and technology. The CDL is the second-ranking minor party in China after the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang . It currently has 56 seats in the National People's Congress , 9 seats in

56-707: Is the National Congress, held every five years. The National Congress has the powers to amend the Party constitution, elects the Central Committee, and hears the outgoing Central Committee's work report. The Central Committee is the Party's highest body between Congresses. The Central Committee convenes annually, and elects the Standing Committee of the Central Committee, including its chairperson and vice chairpersons. As of December 2023,

84-788: The NPC Standing Committee and 65 seats in the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference . Its current chairman is Ding Zhongli . The China Democratic Political League was established in Chongqing on 19 March 1941, and changed its name to the China Democratic League in September 1944. At its formation, it was a coalition of three pro- democracy parties and three pressure groups . Its two main goals were to support China's war effort during

112-686: The Second Sino-Japanese War and to provide a centrist "third force" between the Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist Party. Influential members or supporters included Zhang Dongsun , Carsun Chang , Luo Longji , Pan Guangdan , Huang Yanpei , Fei Xiaotong , Li Huang of the Young China Party , Wu Han , Chu Anping , and Wen Yiduo . After the war, many Americans in China were sympathetic to

140-804: The Vice Chairwoman of the People's Republic of China and Honorary Chairwoman of the People's Republic of China . Li Jishen served as Vice Chairman of the Central People's Government and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission . Today, the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang focuses on improving relations with the Kuomintang on Taiwan , and its membership mainly consists of

168-460: The CDL had around 356,900 members. Of this total, 23.26% were from the field of advanced education, 27.46% were from the field of compulsory education, 6.79% were in art and the press, and 5.35% in other key areas of labor. The leader of the Party is officially called the Chairperson of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League. Between 19 March 1941 and 19 September 1944, the office

196-601: The Central Committee of the RCCK. According to its constitution, the RCCK is officially committed to socialism with Chinese characteristics and upholding the leadership of the CPC. Among the official political parties of the PRC, the Revolutionary Committee is officially ranked second after the CCP, being the first-ranking minor party. The Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of

224-836: The Chinese Kuomintang The Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang ( RCCK ; also commonly known, especially when referenced historically, as the Left Kuomintang or Left Guomindang ), commonly abbreviated in Chinese as Minge (民革), is one of the eight minor political parties in the People's Republic of China under the direction of the Chinese Communist Party . It was founded in January 1948, during

252-522: The Chinese Kuomintang is the highest body of the RCCK between National Congresses. It has six working departments: The Central Committee additionally owns the newspapers Unity Daily ( 团结报 ; Tuánjié Bào ) and Unity ( 团结 ; Tuánjié ). The Central Committee is headed by a chairperson, who is assisted by several vice chairpersons. The current leaders of the RCCK are: According to the State Council Information Office ,

280-400: The Kuomintang, throughout mainland China. The Revolutionary Committee operates a range of party-owned institutions, such as party schools. The RCCK currently has 41 seats in the National People's Congress , 6 seats in the NPC Standing Committee and 65 seats in the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference . Its current chairman is Zheng Jianbang . After the end of World War II ,

308-589: The League adopted a constitution, which stipulated that its program was "to hold high the banner of patriotism and socialism , implement the basic line for the primary stage of socialism , safeguard stability in the society, strengthen services to national unity and strive for the promotion of socialist modernisation, establishment and improvement of a market economy , enhancement of political restructuring and socialist spiritual civilisation, emancipation and development of productive forces , consolidation and expansion of

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336-522: The League declared themselves to be neither left nor right, favoring neither liberal democracy nor socialist democracy . Although the report praised elements of Western liberal democracies, it also criticized the economic inequalities that existed in Western capitalist societies. The report thus concluded that the best form of democracy for China would incorporate elements of both "Western political democracy" and "Soviet economic democracy". To achieve this,

364-579: The League hoped to work with both the Nationalists and the Communists in a coalition government to write a new constitution. However, the League is also seen as a liberal-democratic "third force" alternative movement compared to the Nationalists ( Chiangism ) and the Communists ( Maoism ) who favor authoritarian political agendas. Disillusionment with the Nationalist government, which outlawed

392-896: The League in 1947, and infiltration by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) caused the League to lean towards the CCP during the second phase of the Chinese Civil War . Thereafter, two of its constituent parties, the China National Socialist Party and the Young China Party, left the League to join the Nationalists in Taiwan . The remaining constituent party left later and eventually became the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party in February 1947. The three interest groups were

420-442: The League. Theodore White wrote that if "the men of the middle group were well organized, they could guarantee peace. But they are not. They lack an army, a political machine, roots in any social class. Only the spread of education and industry can create enough men of the modern world to give them a broad social base." In October 1945, the League released a report reaffirming its political commitments and outlining its goals. In it,

448-827: The National Salvation Association, the Rural Reconstruction Association, and the Vocational Education Society. The NSA, by far the largest and most popular of the interest groups, was inspired by the National Salvation Armies and existed to encourage resistance against Japan, but became irrelevant after the war's end. The RRA was an agrarianist lobby formed from the Rural Reconstruction Movement , which

476-544: The RCCK consists "mainly of people who have links with the KMT, have historical and social connections with the committee, or have relationships with Taiwan compatriots, along with specialists in social and legal affairs, and in business relating to agriculture, rural areas, and rural people". In December 2022, the party had around 158,000 members. 李济深 何香凝 朱蕴山 王昆仑 屈武 朱学范 李沛瑶 何鲁丽 周铁农 万鄂湘 郑建邦 Vocational school Too Many Requests If you report this error to

504-570: The central leadership of the organization. In 1949, Li Jishen and other representatives of the RCCK were invited by the CPC to participate in Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference . After the founding of the People's Republic of China in October 1949, members of the Chinese Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee maintained positions in the municipal and central governments. In November 1949,

532-490: The descendants of Kuomintang revolutionaries. It recruits members with current ties to Taiwan who support Chinese unification . The RCCK is one of the eight minor parties under the leadership of the CCP. The highest body of the RCCK officially is the National Congress, which is held every five years. The 14th National Congress, held in December 2022, was the most recently held Party Congress. The National Congress elects

560-597: The first joint representative meeting of the Kuomintang left was held in Hong Kong ; on 1 January 1948, the meeting announced the official establishment of the "Chinese Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee", and nominated Soong Ching-ling , the widow of Sun Yat-sen, as the Honorary Chairwoman of the Revolutionary Committee (despite Soong Ching-ling never formally joining the commission). Chairman Li Jishen , He Xiangning , and Feng Yuxiang were selected as

588-507: The height of the Chinese Civil War , by members of the left-wing of the Kuomintang (KMT), especially those who were against Chiang Kai-shek 's policies. The first chairman of the party was General Li Jishen , a senior Nationalist military commander who had many disputes with Chiang over the years, while Soong Ching-ling (the widow of Sun Yat-sen ) was named Honorary Chairwoman. Other early leading members were Wang Kunlun , Cheng Qian , He Xiangning and Tao Zhiyue . The party claims to be

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616-601: The party has 30 province-level , and 412 prefecture-level city and county-level organizations. The CDL publishes the newspaper Popular Tribune ( 群言 ) and the Central Communications of the League ( 中央盟讯 ). Historically, the newspaper published the Guangming Daily . The League is mainly made up of mid and senior-level intellectuals in the fields of culture , education , natural and social sciences , and technology . As of December 2023,

644-792: The relationship between the Kuomintang and the CPC, who had allied to fight the Japanese, became increasingly tense; ultimately, both sides restarted the civil war , which World War II had interrupted. In 1945 and 1946, members of the Kuomintang's left formed the Three Principles of the People Confederation of Comrades and the Kuomintang Democratic Promotion Association in Chongqing and Guangzhou, respectively. In November 1947,

672-609: The second congress of the Chinese Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee was held in Beijing. At the second congress, the Chinese Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee, Chinese Nationalist Democratic Promotion Association, the Comrades of the Three Peoples Principles, and other members of the Kuomintang's left wing agreed to merge and form the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang. Soong Ching-ling served as

700-457: The true heir of Sun Yat-sen 's legacy and his Three Principles of the People . In December 2022, the party had around 158,000 members. Its membership mostly consists of people with historical ties to the KMT and Taiwan. Among the official political parties of the People's Republic of China, the Revolutionary Committee is officially ranked second after the CCP, being the first-ranking minor party. It also owns numerous assets, some formerly owned by

728-400: The united patriotic front and realisation of the grand goals of socialism with Chinese characteristics ." According to its constitution, the CDL "holds high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics " and upholds the leadership of the CCP. The CDL is the second-ranking minor party in China after the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang . The CDL's highest body

756-579: Was known as the Chairperson of the Central Executive Committee of the China Democratic Political League, which changed to the Chairperson of the Central Executive Committee of the China Democratic League in 19 September, which again changed and assumed its current name on 27 December 1949. 黄炎培 张澜 沈钧儒 杨明轩 史良 胡愈之 Acting 楚图南 费孝通 丁石孙 蒋树声 张宝文 丁仲礼 Revolutionary Committee of

784-559: Was originally hostile to communism but their interests in peasant welfare gradually intersected. The third interest group, the Vocational Education Society, wanted to establish vocational schools throughout China and became the core of the China National Democratic Construction Association . Its chairman Zhang Lan served as the vice chairman of Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1954. In 1997,

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