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Other then the Communist Party of China they are 8 other political parties in China. Can someone explain what and who they are? A list of the 8 parties.

Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang

China Democratic League

China National Democratic Construction Association

China Association for Promoting Democracy

Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party

China Zhi Gong Party

Jiusan Society

Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League

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[–] Stalins_Spoon@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 1 month ago

They are all parties who supported the CPC during the civil war, to various extents, so they were allowed to coexist alongside the CPC afterwards

[–] Wakmrow@hexbear.net 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My red note friend is part of jiusan society. It is a party for "intellectuals". They advocate for science and technology advancement. They are a small party with only a few hundred thousand members. My friend said they recently raised money for Americans who lost their houses in the fires.

[–] 201dberg@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Doesn't the CPC sort of already pursue science and technology advances?

[–] Wakmrow@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] 201dberg@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A typo cause I have stupid fingers. lol

[–] huf@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

China National Democratic Construction Association

is this like a builder's guild?

[–] deathtoreddit@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 month ago

The Revolutionary Committee of the Guomindang were left factions of the GMD that were practically allied but not yet ideologically necessarily to the CPC, after the Chinese civil war between Gongchandang (CPC) led by Mao and the more rightist Guomindang, led by caudillo-esque military dictator Jiang Jieshi