Propaganda from China
This article in Xinhua is mostly public relations. Since at least 1949, there have been a handful of parties allowed in China. What's new is the level of positions to which non-Communist Party people are being appointed.China to install more non-Communist officials
"More eligible non-Communists are expected to become high-ranking officials in China following last year's appointments of two non-Communist ministers, said a spokesman of the forthcoming annual political advisory session.
"'Across China, more than 31,000 non-Communists are working as officials at or above county level, of whom at least 6,000 work at government organizations and judicial bodies at various levels,' said Wu Jianmin, spokesman for the First Session of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)...
"Wan Gang, of the China Zhi Gong Dang (Party for Public Interest), was appointed Minister of Science and Technology last April as the first non-Communist party cabinet minister since the late 1970s.
"In two months, Chen Zhu, a Paris-trained scientist with no political party affiliation, became Minister of Health.
"'Their appointments represented "major moves" of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in enhancing socialist democracy and pushing forward multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the CPC,' said Wu...
Communist Party headquarters in Zhongnanhai"China's eight non-Communist parties represent specific interest groups, reflect complaints and suggestions from all walks of life and serve as a mode of supervision of the CPC.
"Their combined membership is more than 700,000, about one percent of the CPC's 73 million..."
posted by Ken Wedding @ 7:58 AM
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