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China Women, Artists, Students, and Others
Among the other CPPCC groups, the All-China Women's Federation
enlisted women in the party's effort to spread ideological
awareness and to raise educational and technical levels. It also
protected women's rights, promoted their welfare, and assisted them
in family planning. The All-China Federation of Literary and Art
Circles was guided by the principle "Let a hundred flowers bloom,
let the hundred schools of thought contend," but with the stringent
official qualification that all works must conform to the four
cardinal principles (socialism, dictatorship of the proletariat,
supporting the party leadership, and Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong
Thought). The All-China Federation of Youth was designed as a
patriotic united front, with the Communist Youth League as its
"nucleus." An affiliated youth organization was the All-China
Students' Federation for university and college students. The
All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce took part in
modernization efforts, offering consultant services in sciences and
economics, training teachers and business managers, and running
schools. The Chinese People's Association for Friendship with
Foreign Countries was responsible for promoting friendly relations
and mutual understanding on nongovernmental levels through foreign
contacts and cultural exchanges. In 1985 the association had
connections with more than 150 foreign countries. There were also
several politically active groups among Chinese adherents of
Buddhism, Islam, Taoism, and Christianity.
Data as of July 1987
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