About the Alliance
About the Alliance
The China Democratic Solidarity Alliance (referred to as the China Democratic League or the China Democratic League) was established in New York in 1983. It is the first global overseas Chinese democracy movement/opposition organization founded by Chinese scholars and students living overseas with the goal of promoting political democratization in mainland China. It has branches in North America, Asia-Pacific, Australia and Europe. It once had a wide influence at home and abroad, and is also known as the “Reviving China Society” today. Its predecessor was the “China Spring” movement founded by Dr. Wang Bingzhang.
Dr. Wang Bingzhang, the founder of the Chinese Democratic League, was kidnapped in Vietnam by the Chinese National Security Agency and returned to mainland China in June 2001. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and has been detained in Shaoguan Prison, Guangdong.
The successive presidents of the China Democratic League include Wang Bingzhang, Hu Ping, Yu Dahai, Wu Fangcheng, Xu Shuiliang, Mo Fengjie, Xue Wei, Zhong Jinjiang, etc. The current president is Ms. Chen Liqun of the United States.
p> Since its establishment, the Chinese Democratic League has been on the front line of the movement to resist the totalitarianism of the Chinese Communist Party and establish a democratic constitutional government for decades. Over the years, the Chinese Democratic League has received support from governments at all levels and civil organizations in Taiwan. We would like to express our deep gratitude! </pPeople from all walks of life who are interested in promoting political democratization in China are welcome to join the Democratic League.
Chinese Alliance for Democracy (CAD) is the first overseas organization of China’s pro-democracy movement. It was established in December 1983 by Dr Bingzhang Wang and other overseas students and scholars in New York. CAD is a globe organization. The headquarter office usually was in New York, It is in Sydney now as Dr Jin Jiang ZHONG was elected the Chairman the CAD in 2015.
Minlian Resources
The Alliance’s organizational documents, historical records and photographs are collected here.