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China Democratic Parties
The eight "democratic parties" have existed since before 1950.
They include the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Guomindang,
founded in 1948 by dissident members of the mainstream Guomindang
then under control of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek; China
Democratic League, begun in 1941 by intellectuals in education and
the arts; China Democratic National Construction Association,
formed in 1945 by educators and national capitalists
(industrialists and business people); China Association for
Promoting Democracy, started in 1945 by intellectuals in cultural,
education (primary and secondary schools), and publishing circles;
Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party, originated in 1930
by intellectuals in medicine, the arts, and education; China Zhi
Gong Dang (Party for Public Interest), founded in 1925 to attract
the support of overseas Chinese; Jiusan (September Third) Society,
founded in 1945 by a group of college professors and scientists to
commemorate the victory of the "international war against fascism";
and Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League, created in 1947 by
"patriotic supporters of democracy who originated in Taiwan and now
reside on the mainland."
Data as of July 1987
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