The China Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD,commonly known in Chinese as Minjin) is one of the eight minor political parties,officially termed "democratic parties," in the People's Republic of China under the direction of the Chinese Communist Party. CAPD is a political party of a united-front nature,composed mainly of middle- and senior-level intellectuals engaged in education,culture,publishing,media,and related fields of science and technology.[1]
After the victory of the War of Resistance,these figures actively participated in patriotic democratic movements opposing Kuomintang dictatorship,advocating democracy,opposing civil war,and calling for peace. On 30 December 1945,they formally established a political organization in Shanghai dedicated to "promoting the spirit of democracy and advancing the practice of democratic politics in China," which was named the China Association for Promoting Democracy.[5] Following its founding,Minjin issued a series of important political statements,including the Declaration on the Current Situation,calling for an immediate end to one-party dictatorship,the restoration of political power to the people,the cessation of civil war,and the protection of citizens’freedoms and rights.[6]
In order to expand the forces supporting peace and democracy,Minjin coordinated and united 68 major mass organizations in Shanghai to form the Shanghai Federation of People’s Organizations.[7] On 23 June 1946,Minjin participated in initiating and organizing a mass rally of more than 100,000 people at Shanghai North Railway Station to protest against civil war.[8] Minjin leaders such as Ma Xulun and Lei Jieqiong also joined a peace petition delegation to Nanjing. During the nationally shocking "Xiaguan Incident," they faced violent attacks by Kuomintang assailants,demonstrating,through bloodshed and sacrifice,their steadfast loyalty to the country and the nation.[9][10]
The highest body of the CAPD officially is the National Congress,which is held every five years. The 13th National Congress,held in December 2022,was the most recently held Party Congress. The National Congress elects the Central Committee of the CAPD.[14] At the end of 2024,the party had 29 province-level,274 prefecture-level city,54 county-level and 9,442 grassroot level organizations.[17] The CAPD publishes a newspaper titled Democracy Monthly (民主).[18]
Composition
The party mainly represents high-level intellectuals engaged in education and cultural publishing media.[2] At the end of 2024,the CAPD had more than 200,000 members,of which 71.4 were middle- and high-level intellectuals in the fields of education,culture,publishing,media,and science and technology.[17]
↑"新闻背景：中国民主促进会"[News background: China Association for Promoting Democracy]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). 18 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
12"中国民主促进会章程"[Constitution of the China Association for Promoting Democracy]. China Association for Promoting Democracy (in Chinese). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
↑"我国八个民主党派排序考". Lishui Municipal Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (in Chinese). 9 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
↑Liao, Xingmiu; Tsai, Wen-Hsuan (2019). "Clientelistic State Corporatism: The United Front Model of "Pairing-Up" in the Xi Jinping Era". China Review. 19 (1): 31–56. ISSN1680-2012. JSTOR26603249.
12"中国民主促进会简介"[Introduction to the China Association for Promoting Democracy]. China Association for Promoting Democracy (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 October 2024.
↑"民主杂志社". www.mj.org.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
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