I. Organization Name
Democratic Party of China (DPC)
U.S. Committee of the Democratic Party of China
(Formerly Eastern U.S. Regional Committee)
II. Brief History
On June 25th, 1998, activists from Zheyang province, Youcai Wang, Donghai Wang, and Hui Lin proposed to Zhejiang Civil Affairs department to register the Democratic Party of China.
On January 1st, 2010, the Eastern U.S. Committee of the Democratic Party of China was established in Flushing, New York.
(On June 15th, 2011, the Eastern U.S. Committee merged with the Western U.S. Committee as the U.S. Committee of the Democratic Party of China)
On April 3rd and 4th of 2010, the DPC held the 1st National Party Congress.
On December 13th, 2014, the DPC held the 2nd National Party Congress.
III. Mission and Purpose
1. Mission
End the Autocratic Regime
Definition：Autocratic regime refers to the Communist ruling, which controls all power, assigns all government officials, sets up all regulations, blocks information, and persecutes dissidents.
Establish Constitutional Democracy
Definition：Constitution refers to the notion that state and party power should be subject to a supreme law that prevents abuses and protects citizens’ rights; Democracy refers to the notion that citizens have the right to elect representatives to a parliament or similar assembly.
2. Ways to Accomplish Mission
Protests on streets
Members of the DPC participate in protests and gatherings at various landmarks, including the Chinese Consulate, Times Square, the United Nation, and Washington D.C to speak for those who are furious about the rotting and corrupt state of the Chinese government. DPC members at gatherings hold signs and shout slogans to call for government accountability, human rights, freedom of press, speech, and peaceful assembly.
Internet Publicity
The DPC set up website to post political news, comments, and member information. Members of the DPC express their political opinions and forward news on website or other social media to criticize the Communist tyranny and to spread the mission of democracy.
IV. Organizational Structure
1. National Committee
Chairman: 1
Executive Committee: 9
Supervisory Committee: 9
Advisory Committee：11
2. Regional Committee
Domestic: One in each province (currently 24)
Overseas: One in each country (currently 14)
3. U.S. Committee
2010
Executive Committee
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Office
Functional Team
Regional Team
Program Team
2014
Management Committee
Executive Chairman
Office
Program Team
Functional Team
Formation Team
V. Leaders
Chairman：Juntao Wang
Vice Chairman：Nianchun Liu & Liqun Chen
Executive Officer：Gai Yi
Inspector General：Jinjin Li
Senior Advisor：Jingsheng Wei
Executive Chairman of the U.S. Committee: Jian Zhang
Office Director：Yuhong Zhang
Program Supervisor：On file
VI. Fund
1. Source
Membership Fees：$10 per person per month
Donations: Encourage members to learn from American citizens to support the mission of DPC
Other Donations：Mainly for rent, travel, and equipment
Volunteer：All DPC members and leaders are volunteers, who not only spend time organizing and participating in protests, but also pay for their own accommodation and travel expenses.
2. Purpose
Overseas：Events and office supply expenses
Domestic：Litigation and medical expenses
Not Allowed：Salary, travel, and accommodation expenses
3. Financial System
Treasurer：Yuhong Zhang
Accountant：Certified public accountant
Auditor：Guotao Li
Director：Jinjin Li
Supervisor：Juntao Wang
Statement：Once every month
All DPC members who pay for their membership dues on time have the right to audit all expenses and donations.
4. Number of DPC Members
More 300 members of the U.S. committee participate protests in public.
Most members in China are secret members. Over 300 members was detained and more than 200 of them got sentenced.
The number of members of other overseas and regional committee is unclear.
VIII. Membership Procedures
5 Steps: Interview-- Form--Fees- Member ID--Oath
1 Interview
Content
Introduction of the DPC：Name, mission, history, structure of the organization, leaders, procedures to join the DPC, and responsibilities of members
Biography of members: social background, resume, political opinion, and reasons to join the DPC
2 Fill out forms
Content
Time join the DPC
Demographics
Contact information
Reason to join the DPC
Oath
3 Pay Membership Fees
Rule
$10 per person per year paid on an annual basis
All payments must receive receipts
All fees are used only for events and office supplies, not for personal salary or other expenses
All members who pay for their membership dues on time have the right to audit all expenses and donations.
4 Receive Member ID
Members must remember the following：
Date join DPC
Referees
Chairman’s signature
Oath
5 Oath Ceremony
Date of the ceremony
Lead oath person & Witness
Oath
I here voluntarily join the Democratic Party of China…… try my best to realize constitutional democracy.
IX. Contact Information
Address：132-49 41 Rd., Room CB
Flushing, NY 11355
Tel: +1(718)577-1954
Email: contact@dpcsite.org
Website: www.cdp1989.org / www.dpcsite.org
Blog: https://boxun.com/hero/mzhd/
Twitter：@DemocratsChina
Facebook：DPC EUC
X Member Responsibilities
Protest
Publicize on streets
Introduce DPC and its mission to families
Post articles online
Lessons about democracy
Support those in China
Position
1. Protest
“Jasmine Act”, 9pm every Saturday at Times Square (47th St. between 7th Ave and Broadway St.)
Protest in front of the Chinese Consulate at 1:30 pm on the 2nd Tuesday every month
Lessons at 2pm every Sunday at the DPC headquarter
State visits of government officials (Washington, United Nation)
Anniversary（e.g. June 4th, October 1st, Human rights day）
2 Publicize the DPC on Streets
Distribute flyers
Introduce the DPC website
3 Introduce Democracy to Families
Channel
Make phone calls
Send faxes
Write letters or emails
Forward digital publications or news online
Mail booklets
Participate discussions held by forums in China
Social media（Wechat、Facebook、Blog、Twitter)
Content
Introduce the mission of democracy
Introduce the DPC
Tell the truth of controversial events
Collect information on people’s opinion towards news and events
Collect information on news
4. Post Articles Online
Purpose：learn what democracy is and spread the spirit of democracy
Content：personal experience, comments of significant events, and impression of protests and gatherings
Procedure：discuss with the DPC/ write a draft/ revise the draft/ publish
Main Point：Purpose-Time-Title-Content-Website Address-Terms Involved
5. Lessons about democracy and indoor meetings: 1pm. every Tuesday at the DPC headquarter
Political knowledge
International and domestic situations
Seminars and current news topics
Knowledge of democracy
Knowledge of democracy movement
Knowledge of DPC
Experience of democratic
6. Support those in China（Optional）
Card：Send card to those in jail and their families
Telephone：Call persecutors and victims
Email：Contact between DPC members and political activists
Internet：Spread news overseas
Recruitment：Recruit members
Donations：donate to political poisoners and victims
News Report：Tract important events and report on various media
7 Position（Optional）
Example of Positions
Assistant Team：Chairmen of the national and U.S. committee, Director of functional committee, Program Director
Function Team：office, finance, event planning, audit
Regional Team：Fujian, Liaoning, Henan, Shanghai
Program Team：Internet, Video, Domestic Contact, Anti-corruption, Communication
What you need to know
Team of the position
Title of the position
Responsibilities of the position
Supervisor of the position
Supervisor who assigns the position
Length of the position
Work accomplished
Work report
Archives
Chairman of the DPC: Juntao Wang
Leading pro-democracy protestors protesters since the 1970s
First held in prison for 224 days at the age of 17 because of his participation in the Tiananmen Incident in 1976
Labeled as the “black hand”, Wang, the organizer of the round table conference of 1989 activists, was sentenced 13 years, longest among all persecuted in 1989.
Bachelor in Nuclear Physics from Peking University, Master in Public Administration from Harvard University, PhD. in Political Science from Columbia University
Vice Chairman of the DPC: Nianchun Liu
One of the leaders of the pro-democracy activities in Beijing area since 1979, editor of the Today magazine, promoter of the “Charter 08” and “Chinese Workers’ Rights Protection Alliance”
Sentenced due to participation in the Democracy Wall Movement in 1979
Sentenced 3 years of hard labor due to protest against the reeducation through labor system in 1995
Vice Chairman of the DPC: Liqun Chen
Influential activist of the Democracy Wall Movement in Hangzhou, Zhejiang in 1979
Influential activist of the pro-democracy movement in 1989
Founder of the DPC in 1998 and contributor to drafts of critical documents
Founder of the National Committee of DPC in 2010
Executive Chair of the U.S. Committee of the DPC: Jian Zhang
Participate in gatherings and protests since 2010
Organize various important protests for Tiananmen Square crackdown, state visits of Chinese officials, July 1st, and October 1st. since 2011
Translated by DPC Member Tian Xu
