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Communist Youth League of China
中国共产主义青年团
Zhōngguó Gòngchǎnzhǔyì Qīngniántuán
Secretary General Lu Hao (陆昊) Founded 1920 Headquarters No. 10, Qianmen Dongdajie, Beijing Mother party Communist Party of China The Communist Youth League of China also known as the China Youth League (simplified Chinese: 中国共产主义青年团; traditional Chinese: 中國共產主義青年團; pinyin: Zhōngguó Gòngchǎnzhǔyì Qīngniántuán; abbr. simplified Chinese: 共青团; traditional Chinese: 共青團; pinyin: Gòngqīngtuán) is a youth movement of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of fourteen and twenty-eight, run by Communist Party of China. The league is organized on the party pattern. Its leader is its First Secretary and is also member of the party's Central Committee. The current First Secretary is Lu Hao (陆昊). The Communist Youth League is responsible also for guiding the activities of the Young Pioneers (for children below the age of fourteen). 2007 estimates put the number of Youth League members at 73 million.[1]
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History
Founded in May 1920, it was originally named as the Socialist Youth League of China (中国社会主义青年团/Zhōngguó Shèhuìzhǔyì Qīngniántuán). Whilst the Party was officially established in July 1921, the Chinese Socialist Youth League was organized with the Party being set up throughout the country. In May 1922, the 1st National Representative Conference (全国代表大会/Quánguó Dàibiǎo Dàhuì) of the League was held under the leadership of the Party, and therefore became a unified organization in China. In the 3rd National Representation Conference in January 1925, the Chinese Socialist Youth League was renamed as the Chinese Communist Youth League. After the Sino-Japanese War, in order to adapt to the new social and political situation, it was officially renamed as the Chinese New Democracy Youth League (中国新民主主义青年团/Zhōngguó Xīn Mínzhǔzhǔyì Qīngniántuán) in April 1949.
Later in May 1957, its name as the Chinese Communist Youth League was resumed, historically combining the conferences of all three leagues (the Chinese Socialist Youth League, the Chinese Communist Youth League as well as the Chinese New Democracy Youth League). During the 10 years of the Cultural Revolution, the functioning of the League was blocked. From 1978 to 2003, five conferences were held. The current central committee members of the League had been elected since the 15th National Representative Conference in July 2003.
The Communist Youth League has contributed a number of top echelon leaders of the Communist Party-led government of the People's Republic of China. The proliferation of leaders with a Youth League background has led to the informal name "Youth League faction" being used to describe certain members of the leadership at different times. The first "Youth League faction" was represented by Hu Yaobang (party chairman 1981-1982, party general secretary 1982-1987 following the abolition of the chairman position). The second "Youth League faction" is represented by Hu Jintao (President since 2003). While there is no direct political lineage between the two Hus, Hu Jintao's administration has formally elevated the memory of the earlier Hu. In 2005, the 90th anniversary of Hu Yaobang's birth, a new museum and a series of commemorative books and television programs were launched.
Structure
The national leading organization is the National Representative Conferences and the Central Committee, elected by the conferences. The National Representative Conferences are held each 5 years, but can be held earlier or later under special circumstances. In between conferences, the Central Committee implements the decisions made in the National Representative Conferences and leads the League as a whole. In addition to the Central Committee, there are General Affairs Committees which oversee the daily affairs of the League and lead the fundamental organizations in 31 provincial level administrative areas of the country. "CPC and is considered to be the CPC's assistant and backup".[2]
Most high school students are CYLC members when graduating.[3] By the end of 2002, there were approximately 210,000 committee members of fundamental organizations. CYLC Central Committee reported 73.496 million league members at the end of 2006, of which students accounted for 49.9% of the league.[4]
Under the leadership of Communist Party General Secretary Hu Jintao, who was also a leading figure in the Youth League, key government positions at both central and provincial levels are more likely to be filled by the League's members and former cadres, known as tuanpai.
CYLCs' official newspaper is the China Youth Daily.
List of First Secretaries
- Hu Yaobang (胡耀邦): 1957-1978
- Han Ying (韩英): 1978-1982
- Wang Zhaoguo (王兆国): 1982-1984
- Hu Jintao (胡锦涛): 1984 -1985
- Song Defu (宋德福): 1985-1993
- Li Keqiang (李克强): 1993-1998
- Zhou Qiang (周强): 1998 -2006
- Hu Chunhua (胡春华): 2006 - 2008
- Lu Hao (陆昊): 2008- incumbent
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Library of Congress Country Studies. - China
External links
- http://www.cycnet.com/ Site for the general youth promoting things such as "patriotism, youth employement and volunteerism" many other things.
- http://www.ccyl.org.cn/ Official Site
Categories:- Youth organizations based in China
- Youth wings of communist parties
- Youth wings of political parties in China
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