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China Democracy Party (Simplified Chinese: 中国民主党; Traditional Chinese: 中國民主黨; pinyin: Zhōngguó Mínzhǔ Dǎng) is a political party banned in the People's Republic of China. It advocated a multi-party system. It was founded in 1998 by some democracy activists and former student leaders in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Members of the Forming Committee were arrested in 1998. Some of the members of the party fled or/and exiled to the United States and continued the party. In June 25, 1998, Wang Youcai,Wang Donghai and Lin Hui went to Civil Public Affair Hall of Zhejiang Province to register this party, but got declined. In November 21 and 22, 1998, Xu Wenli,Wang Youcai and Qing Yongmin were sentenced to 13 years, 11 years, and 12 years to prison, respectively. Now Xu Wenli and Wang Youcai were exiled to USA in December 24, 2002 and March 4, 2004. There are more than hundreds of the members of the China Democracy Party were and are detained, arrested, and sentenced into prison. Liu Xianbin, Wu Yilong, Gao Hongmin, Zha Jianguo, Mao Qinxiang, Zhu Yufu, Zhuzhengming, Liu Shizhun, Xu Guang, She Wanbao, Chen Shuqing etc are most important members of the party. Cyberdissident He Depu, who is arrested in a correction facility was a member of the party. It suggests the ideas of "Richness Fairness Democracy" (富裕 公平 民主) and "Freedom Law Human-Rights" (自由 法制 人权/人權). Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 正體字/繁體字, Simplified Chinese: 正体字/繁体字) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... The Peoples Republic of China is in many regards a single-party state. ...

The movement of founding the Chinese Democracy Party was initiated by the members of the Zhejiang Democracy Party on June 25, 1998. On November 9, 1998, the Chinese Democracy Party Beijing-Tianjin Party Office was officially established, bringing the organizing movement of the Chinese Democracy Party to its climax. The Chinese Democracy Party has the following five unique features:

1. The Chinese Democracy Party was founded in Mainland China.

2. Based on the many documents issued by the Chinese Democracy Party Zhejiang Organizing Committee and the Beijing-Tianjin Party Office in 1998, including the party constitution, or temporary constitution, various public announcement, especially the “Declaration of the Chinese Democracy Party for the New Century” issued by Chinese Democracy Party United Headquarter on January 1, 2000, it is clearly that the Chinese Democracy Party is firmly established on a solid foundation of true democratic ideals, and has the potential to develop into a mature, responsible and modern political party.

3. The Chinese Democracy Party was founded by a large group of people. Its key members are mainly from participants of the 1978 Chinese Democracy Wall Movement, the 1989 Democracy Movement, and various democracy movements from abroad. The vast majority of its leadership was chosen through fair elections. More than 40 of its leaders have endured the suffering of imprisonment. Until today, more than 20 of its leaders are still in prison.

4. The organizing movement of the Chinese Democracy Party occurred in 28 provinces and autonomous regions in Mainland China, as well as various locations abroad; therefore, the Party’s influence and scale is nation-wide.

5. Since the first day of its founding, the Chinese Democracy Party has been receiving close attention from the government of the United States and other nations, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, and major media from around the world. In 1999, under the leadership of Mr. Wang Xizhe and Mr. Wang Bingzhan, and with the coordination of Mr. Yan Ran, CDP members Xu Wenli, Qin Yongmin and Wang Youcai were successful nominated as a group for the Nobel Peace Prize. It is apparent that the Chinese Democracy Party has a certain extent of global influence as well.

External links

• China Democracy Party USA Headquarters

(Website with photo of Statue of Liberty, party logo consisting of large white star, address in Flushing, New York) Affiliation with China Democratic Party first started in China in 1998 is unclear

• China Democratic Party Union

Chinese Democratic Party Union The Chinese Democratic Party Union Board of Directors comprises the Chinese Democratic Party Overseas Exiles Headquarters, the Party for Freedom and Democracy in China, the Chinese Labor Party, and the Chinese Socialist Democratic Party.

Chinese Democratic Party Overseas Exiles Headquarters Chairman: Xu Wenli (one of three founders of original China Democracy Party in the PRC in 1998).

Board Secretary of Chinese Democratic Party Union and Chinese Labor Party Chairman: Fang, Yuan

Chinese Socialist Democratic Party Chairman: Liu, Guokai

• Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Chronology: China, Hong Kong, Tibet - November-December 1998