Speech at the “Three Congresses” of the National Committee of the China Democratic Party

 

Hello friends!

　　First of all, I would like to thank Chairman Jun Tao and Vice Chairman Liqun for inviting me to attend this meeting of the Democratic National Committee. Here, on behalf of the China Democratic Solidarity Alliance (China Democratic League), I would like to extend my congratulations to the National Committee of the China Democratic Party for convening the third special congress!

　　Although I was invited to the meeting as a consultant, personally, I came to the meeting with a learning attitude. At the Second Congress of the Democratic National Committee, I participated (remotely) as a China Democracy Party and was elected as an executive member of the Central Executive Committee. Later, because I was elected chairman of the China Democratic United Alliance at the 16th Congress of the China Democratic United Alliance, according to the charter of the “China Democratic Alliance”, I had to withdraw from (other political organizations, including) the Democratic Party. However, I have always been a China Democrat in spirit, and in action, I also hold myself to the standards of a Democratic Party. I am proud to be a Democrat!

　　The vigorous party formation movement of the China Democratic Party in 1998, the Chinese political period, occupies an important chapter in the history of China’s modern democratic movement. After the Democratic Party’s movement to form a party was brutally suppressed – the Democrats were sentenced to more than a thousand years in prison in total, the China Democrats had to go into exile overseas. However, their organization was able to continue and develop overseas, and will surely pass on the firepower. Today, China Democracy Party is undoubtedly the most resounding brand in the overseas democratic movement. I believe this is inseparable from the persistent efforts of the China Democracy Party National Committee over the years.

　　This year marks the 40th anniversary of the “China Spring” movement founded by Wang Bingzhang, the founder of the overseas democratic movement, and his colleagues. Next year will mark the 40th anniversary of the founding of the China Democratic Solidarity Alliance. In the past 40 years, despite the ups and downs of the “China Democratic League”, it still persists in the front line of resisting the CCP’s autocracy. Regarding the plight of the “China Democratic League”, especially the difficulties in organizational development, I believe that colleagues from the Democratic Party who have devoted themselves to organizational construction over the years also feel the same and have a deep understanding. In the past few years, the National Committee of the China Democratic Party and our “China Democratic League” have been supporting each other and cooperating closely to organize various democratic movement activities. I hope that the Democratic Party and the Democratic League will continue to unite and cooperate more closely together in the future in their journey to resist the CCP’s autocratic path.

　　Due to time constraints, I will simply say this much. In the end, the meeting was a complete success.

China Democratic Solidarity Alliance
Zhong Jinjiang
January 29, 2022