Chen Dear members of the China Democratic Unity Alliance and friends at home and abroad who support China’s democratic cause:
at this moment of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, we bid farewell to 2024 and welcome the hopeful 2025. At the start of the new year, on behalf of the China Democratic Unity Alliance, I extend my sincerest greetings and highest respect to all the patriots and benevolent people who have tirelessly fought for China’s democratic cause!
The past year has been both challenging and exhilarating. With the support of global democratic forces and the wave of awakening among the Chinese people, we have firmly advanced the goals of China’s democratic movement, awakening more people to pursue freedom, justice, and human rights. Although the road ahead remains perilous, we firmly believe that the wheels of history will roll forward, and the brilliance of democratic constitutionalism will eventually shine upon the land of China.
2025 is a year of building on the past and opening up the future. Faced with the various disasters brought to the country and people by the CCP’s one-party authoritarianism, we must not only reveal the truth but also sketch a clear blueprint for China’s future. Our consistent goal is to end the CCP’s one-party autocracy and establish a democratic constitutional China that respects human rights, is sound in the rule of law, and is fair and just. This is not only the mission of our generation, but also the responsibility entrusted to us by history.
At the same time, we must pay attention to the heroes who have made tremendous sacrifices for China’s democratic cause. Here, we especially call on the international community to continue paying attention to Dr. Wang Bingzhang, who has been serving a 22-year sentence in China, and urge the Chinese government to release him immediately. Dr. Wang Bingzhang is the founder of the China Democratic Unity Alliance and one of the pioneers of China’s democratic movement. His life and freedom concerned not only the fate of a warrior but also the Chinese nation’s pursuit of democracy and conscience.
Friends, the cause of democracy requires everyone’s participation. In 2025, we need to be more united, more determined, and braver. Let us unite Chinese people worldwide and all forces that love peace and freedom, and work together to achieve a democratic constitutional China.
The New Year’s bell has rung; it is a call of hope and a call to action. Let us continue to hold high the banner of democracy and walk toward the shore of victory!
Wishing everyone good health and family happiness in the new year, and may China soon welcome the spring of freedom and democracy!
Chen Liqun
, Chairman of the China Democratic Unity Alliance
, January 1, 2025