It might be challenging for many people to name China’s non-communist political parties and understand the differences between them. On March 5, the heads of the central committees of these parties attended a press conference on the sidelines of the First Session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country’s top political advisory body. The press conference was an opportunity to introduce how these organizations participate in China’s system of multiparty cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
While speaking at the press conference inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Cai Dafeng, Chairperson of the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD), pledged to raise