China Association for Promoting Democracy
The China Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD) is one of the eight minor so-called "democratic parties" in the People's Republic of China under the direction of the Chinese Communist Party.
It was formed on 30 December 1945, and mainly represents high-level intellectuals engaged in education and cultural publishing media. The CAPD is the fourth-ranking minor party in China. It currently has 58 seats in the National People's Congress, 7 seats in the NPC Standing Committee and 45 seats in the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Its current chairman is Cai Dafeng.
History
The party was formed on 30 December 1945 in Shanghai. The majority of the founding members where before members of the Chinese Communist Party.
Organization
According to its constitution, the CAPD is officially committed to socialism with Chinese characteristics and upholding the leadership of the CCP. The CAPD is the fourth-ranking minor democratic party in China. The party is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
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. At the end of 2024, the party had 29 province-level, 274 prefecture-level city, 54 county-level and 9,442 grassroot level organizations. The CAPD publishes a newspaper titled Democracy Monthly (民主).
Composition
The party mainly represents high-level intellectuals engaged in education and cultural publishing media. 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.
