CPC 101: Other Political Parties in China

What are the other political parties in China apart from the Communist Party of China (CPC)?

There are eight other democratic parties in China: The Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (RCCK); China Democratic League; China National Democratic Construction Association; China Association for Promoting Democracy; Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party; China Zhi Gong Party; Jiusan Society and the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League.

These democratic parties were all established before the founding of the New China in 1949. When the CPC was overthrowing the rule of the Kuomintang, they supported the Communist Party of China, recognized the leadership of the CPC and opposed the Kuomintang

These are democratic parties participating in the political affairs of China. The Constitution of the People’s Republic of China states that the multi-party cooperation and political consultation system under the leadership of the Communist Party of China shall continue to exist and develop for a long time to come.

Both the CPC and the democratic parties must take the Constitution as the basic norm of their conduct, and uphold the dignity of the Constitution and ensure its implementation.