United Front (PRC)

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The United Front in the People's Republic of China is a popular front led by the Communist Party of China. It is managed by the United Front Work Department (中共中央统战部) of the Central Committee and besides the communist party it consists of eight minor parties. Its current department head is Du Linqing.

The United Front is represented together with other mass organizations such trade unions, women's and youth organizations, minorities etc. in the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

[edit] United Front Democratic Parties

• Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang (Zhongguo Guomindang Geming Weiyuanhui)
• China Democratic League (Zhongguo Minzhu Tongmeng)
• China Democratic National Construction Association (Zhongguo Minzhu Jianguo Hui)
• China Association for Promoting Democracy (Zhongguo Minzhu Cujin Hui)
• Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party (Zhongguo Nonggong Minzhu Dang)
• China Party for Public Interest (Zhongguo Zhi Gong Dang)
• September 3 Society (Jiu San Xueshe)
• Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (Taiwan Minzhu Zizhi Tongmeng)

[edit] See also

• Popular front
• Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; 2006 CPPCC
• List of political parties in the People's Republic of China
• One country, two systems

[edit] References

This article contains material from the Library of Congress Country Studies, which are United States government publications in the public domain.