China is a country of many political parties. Apart from the Communist Party of China (CPC), which is in power,Chinahas eight non-Communist parties. Since their founding the latter have established cooperative relations with the CPC to different extents. The non-Communist parties responded to the call put forward by the CPC to hold the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and participated in the First Plenary Session of the CPPCC in September 1949 with the CPC and other democratic personages, at which the Common Program was adopted as the provisional constitution, and the Central People's Government was elected and founded, hence the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, all the non-Communist parties have earnestly participated in the consultations and decisions concerning important issues in the state's political life; and many representatives of the non-Communist parties have been elected deputies to the people's congresses and members of the committees of the CPPCC at various levels. Many members of the non-Communist parties hold leading posts on the standing committees of the people's congresses, the committees of the CPPCC, government organs, and economic, cultural, educational, scientific and technological departments at various levels.
The non-Communist parties of China are neither parties out of office, nor opposition parties, but friendly parties that coexist over a long period of time, engage in mutual supervision, show utter devotion to each other, and share honor and disgrace, weal and woe with the CPC. They are parties participating in government and political affairs.
The eight non-communist parties are as follows:
China Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang, founded in January 1948, now has more than 80,000 members. It is for the most part composed of former Kuomintang members and those who have historical connections with the Kuomintang. The current Central Committee chairman is He Luli.
China Democratic League, founded in October 1941, now has more than 180,000 members, mostly intellectuals at fairly senior levels. The current Central Committee chairman is Jiang Shusheng.
China Democratic National Construction Association, founded in December 1945, has more than 100,000 members, most of them are from the economic field or academic specialists. The current Central Committee chairman is Cheng Siwei.
China Association for the Promotion of Democracy, founded in December 1945, currently has nearly 100,000 members. Its membership is mainly drawn from intellectuals working in educational, cultural, scientific and publishing fields. The current Central Committee chairman is Yan Juanqi.
Chinese Peasants and Workers' Democratic Party, founded in August 1930, it currently has more than 90,000 members, most of them work in the fields of public health, culture and education or science and technology. The current Central Committee chairman is Jiang Zhenghua.
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