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China Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
The activities of the mass organizations in theory are
represented by the Chinese People's Political Consultative
Conference (CPPCC) but in actuality are directed by the United
Front Work Department of the Central Committee. The CPPCC has
national and local committees and is composed of a variety of
groups and individuals: the Chinese Communist Party, the "eight
democratic parties"; mass organizations, including the All-China
Federation of Trade Unions, Communist Youth League, All-China
Women's Federation, and All-China Federation of Industry and
Commerce; minorities; compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao, and
Taiwan;
overseas Chinese (see Glossary);
and outstanding
scientists, educators, cultural figures, journalists, and medical
professionals. In June 1983 the Sixth CPPCC held its first session,
which was attended by 2,039 delegates, including representatives
from the Chinese Communist Party (technically a member of the
united front associated with the CPPCC). CPPCC national sessions
usually are held in conjunction with the session of the National
People's Congress. The CPPCC has as its basic functions providing
political consultancy on major state policies and encouraging a
united front of patriotic intellectuals to contribute to
modernization. The CPPCC is an important symbol of multiparty
cooperation in China's modernization programs, and reform leaders
have increasingly emphasized its role.
Data as of July 1987
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