China Association for Promoting Democracy

The China Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD) is one of the eight minor political parties in the People's Republic of China under the direction of the Chinese Communist Party. The party is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. It was formed on 30 December 1945, and mainly represents high-level intellectuals engaged in education and cultural publishing media.

The CAPD is the fourth-ranking minor party in China. It holds 58 seats in the National People's Congress.

History
The party was formed on 30 December 1945.

Organization
In October 2022, the party had organizations in 29 province-level administrative divisions throughout China.

The CAPD publishes a newspaper titled Democracy Monthly (民主).

Composition
The party mainly represents high-level intellectuals engaged in education and cultural publishing media. , the CAPD has around 192,000 members.

Chairpersons

 * 1) Ma Xulun (马叙伦) (1949–1958)
 * 2) Zhou Jianren (周建人) (1979–1984)
 * 3) Ye Shengtao (叶圣陶) (1984–1987)
 * 4) Lei Jieqiong (雷洁琼) (1987–1997)
 * 5) Xu Jialu (许嘉璐) (1997–2007)
 * 6) Yan Junqi (严隽琪) (2007–2017)
 * 7) Cai Dafeng (蔡达峰) (2017–present)