Regulations on the United Front Work of the Communist Party of China (Trial)

Important document on the united front issued by the CPC Central Committee on May 18, 2015. Included in the Selection and Compilation of Important Documents since the 18th National Congress (Vol. 2).

The “Regulations” consists of 10 chapters and 46 articles in total, including: General provisions, Organizational leadership and responsibilities, Work of democratic Party and non-Party members, Work of intellectuals outside the Party, Work of ethnic minorities, Work of people in religious conscience, United front work in the non-public ownership economy, United front work in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas, Construction of teams of representatives outside the Party.

The “Regulations” were formulated in accordance with the Constitution of the Communist Party of China in order to strengthen and regulate the united front work. United front work under the new situation, the most fundamental is to adhere to the leadership of the Party. The “Regulations” clearly stipulate that the so-called united front refers to an alliance led by the Communist Party of China and based on the alliance of workers and peasants, including all socialist workers, builders of the socialist cause, patriots who support socialism, the reunification of the motherland and patriots who are committed to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The united front is an important magic weapon for strengthening the Party's class foundation, expanding the Party's mass foundation, and consolidating the Party's ruling position. It is also an important magic weapon for building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, accelerating socialist modernization, and realizing the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The “Regulations” state that the main task of the United Front is to hold high the banner of patriotism and socialism, adhere to the theme of great unity and solidarity, adhere to the policy of correctly handling the relationship between commonality and diversity, consolidate and develop the broadest patriotic united front, in order to achieve the “Two Centenary Goals” and the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, to maintain social harmony and stability, to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests, to maintain the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macao and to achieve the complete reunification of the motherland.

The “Regulations” defines the scope of democratic parties, non-Party members and intellectuals outside the Party, and focuses on the united front work of these groups; for the fundamental requirements of ethnic minorities work, it is proposed to unswervingly follow the correct path of solving ethnic question with Chinese characteristics and to achieve the six "Persists"; it puts forward that the basic policy of the Party's religion work is to comprehensively implement the Party's policy of freedom of religious belief, manage religious affairs in accordance with the law, adhere to the principle of independence and self-management, and actively guide the adaptation of religion to socialist society; in the field of non-public ownership economy, the united front work should focus on promoting the formation of a good environment and guide personages in the non-public ownership economy to be patriotic, dedicated, innovative, law-abiding, honest and contribute, and become qualified builders of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics; stipulates the main tasks of the united front of Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas; it has defined the non-Party representatives, and Party committees at all levels should include the construction of a team of representative persons outside the Party in the overall planning of cadres and talent construction.

The “Regulations” is an important regulation of the CPC on the united front work under the new situation in the new century. It comprehensively regulates the united front work in various fields and aspects, and is of great significance in adhering to the Party's leadership over the united front, continuously consolidating the common ideological and political foundation, and promoting the institutional, standardized and procedural construction of the united front work.