Its Constitution revised in November 1988 stipulates that its political program at the present stage is to lead all party members, unite patriots living inChinaand residing abroad in favor of the reunification of the motherland to strive for the unification and rejuvenation ofChina, under the guidance of the basic line for the primary stage of socialism.
It is composed mainly of former Kuomintang members and those who have had historical connections with the Kuomintang, including a batch of staff workers in government organizations and intellectuals in the fields of science, technology, culture, education, and medical science. It currently has more than 80,000 members.
The successive chairpersons of the Central Committee of the China Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang are Li Jishen, He Xiangning, Zhu Yunshan, Wang Kunlun, Qu Wu, Zhu Xuefan and Li Peiyao. Its present chairwoman is He Luli.
ChinaAssociation for the Promotion of Democracy
Founded inShanghaionDecember 30, 1945, its original members were mainly intellectuals such as Ma Xulun, Wang Shao'ao, Zhou Jianren and Xu Guangping in the fields of culture, education and publishing who resided inShanghaiduring the period of the War of Resistance Against Japan. They stood for promotion of democracy and reform of the political power. It called on the Kuomintang to return the political power to the people, and to establish a united and constitutional government. Its aim is to carry out the democratic spirit and push forward the realization of democratic politics inChina.
Representatives of China Association for the Promotion of Democracy participated in the First Plenary Session of the CPPCC in September 1949, at which the Common Program was adopted as the provisional constitution. After the founding of the PRC, the Association has taken the Common Program as its political program, participated in government affairs under the leadership of the CPC.
The Association held its fourth and fifth congress in October 1979 and November 1983 respectively, at which it has shifted its focus on the socialist modernization drive. Ever since then, the Association has devoted itself to economic construction, improvement of the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation, and the reunification of the motherland. Over the past years, China Association for the Promotion of Democracy has put forward many good proposals and made great contributions to the development of education, publishing and science and technology inChina.
Its program drawn in 1988 stands for the promotion and improvement of socialist democracy, improvement of a socialist legal system, uplifting of the qualifications of the people, development of productive forces and turningChinainto a prosperous, culturally developed, democratic, strong and modern socialist country.
Its members are mainly intellectuals working in the fields of education, culture, science and publishing. It currently has 100,000members.
The successive chairpersons of the Central Committee of China Association for Promoting Democracy are Ma Xulun, Zhou Jianren, Ye Shengtao and Lei Jieqiong. Its present chairman is Yan Juanqi.
ChinaDemocratic National Construction Association
The Association was founded by a number of national industrialists and businessmen, and some intellectuals who had a close tie with industry and commerce fields including Huang Yanpei, Hu Juewen, Zhang Naiqi and Shi Fuliang during the War of Resistance Against Japan. At that time, they held gatherings and informal talks, with varied views aired on the problems of the time. OnDecember 16, 1945, the China Democratic National Construction Association proclaimed its formal establishment inChongqing. Its political stand at the time was to guarantee the basic political rights and human rights of citizens, protect and develop national industry and commerce and oppose the dictatorial rule of the Kuomintang.
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