China Party for Public Interest

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The China Party for Public Interest (Simplified Chinese: 中国致公党; Traditional Chinese: 中國致公黨; pinyin: Zhōngguó Zhìgōngdǎng; China Zhi Gong Party) is one of the eight legally-recognised political parties in the People's Republic of China that follow the direction of the Communist Party of China and are member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Stemming from the Tiandihui tradition, the China Party for Public Interest has many overseas connections. Founded in October 1925, the party, with more than 15,000 members, is made up of Chinese who have returned from overseas. With many experts and scholars, the party has many foreign connections.