The China Democratic League is one of eight legally-recognised political parties in the The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) comprises most of the cultural, historic, and geographic area known as China. ...People's Republic of China. It was first established in 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...1939 and took its present name in 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...1944. At its formation, it was an alliance of pro_democracy parties.

In 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ...1997 it adopted a constitution which stipulates that its programme is "to hold high the banner of patriotism and socialism, implement the basic line for the primary stage of socialism, safeguard stability in the society, strengthen services to national unity and strive for the promotion of socialist modernisation, establishment and improvement of a market economy, enhancement of political restructuring and socialist spiritual civilisation, emancipation and development of productive forces, consolidation and expansion of the united patriotic front and realisation of the grand goals of socialism with Chinese characteristics".

The League is mainly made up by middle_level and senior intellectuals in the fields of culture, education, science and technology. It has a membership of 144,000 and its chairman is Ding Shisun.