Announcement of the 19th National Congress of the China Democratic Federation

Announcement of the 19th National Congress of the China Democratic Federation

The

19th Congress of the China Democratic Unity League was held on November 10, 2024, in Sydney, Australia. The conference reviewed the activities of the China Democratic League over the past two years and elected a new headquarters committee chaired by Liqun Chen.

The conference discussed and approved amendments to the “Charter of the China Democratic Unity League” adopted at the 18th National Congress in 2022.

Members of the Civil Alliance (NLC) from around the world came to Sydney to attend the congress, with some members attending online. They elected a headquarters committee of 24 members. According to the charter, the new headquarters committee elected Liqun Chen as chairman of the China Democratic Federation, and Liqun Chen appointed Jian Gao, Jinghua Lü, Jinzhong Wang, and Guang Yang as vice chairmen.

The

China Democratic Alliance was founded by Dr. Bingzhang Wang in New York in 1983 and has a history of 41 years. Bingzhang Wang was kidnapped by the Chinese Communist Party in Vietnam in 2002 and sentenced to life imprisonment; he is still serving his sentence today, with his health deteriorating. Representatives attending the 19th National Congress of the China Democratic League called on governments and all sectors of society around the world to pay attention to Dr. Bingzhang Wang’s current situation, and to work together to facilitate his early release and reunion with his family.

Representatives of the 19th National Congress of the Democratic Alliance also joined various figures in Sydney to participate in the “Discussion on the Impact of Democratic Taiwan on the Democratic Movement in Mainland China.”

The list of members of the

19th Headquarters Committee of the China Democratic Unity League is as follows (in order of their names in pinyin):

Chuangchuang Chen
Liqun Chen, Chair
Weijian Chen
Weiming Chen
Haiguang Feng
Jian Gao, Vice Chair
Zhongnan Hu
Xiuhong Jin
Guang Lin
Tai Liu
Jinghua Lü, Vice Chair
William Mei
Xianhua Ning
Jianzhi Qi
Xinmin Qin
Yuge Shi
Jinzhong Wang, Vice Chair
Hong Xie
Guang Yang, Vice Chair
Ge Yao
Dayou Yu
Duoduo Zhang
Jing Zhang
Jinjiang Zhong