The national representative congress elects the party’s own Central Committee. This template describes each party separately; these are not institutions shared by the eight parties. Per-party template (League charter example): National Congress elects Central Committee members. Article 25

Leads the party between national congresses. The full committee elects the chairperson, vice-chairpersons and standing members. Those positions are described here without adding individual officeholder nodes. Per-party template (League charter example): National Congress elects Central Committee members. Article 25 Per-party template (League charter example): Central Committee elects standing members. Article 28 Per-party template (League charter example): Internal Supervision Committee belongs to the central organization; membership alone does not identify appointment or establishment powers. Articles 28, 61, 65 Per-party template (League charter example): Special committees belongs to the central organization; membership alone does not identify appointment or establishment powers. Article 32 Per-party template (League charter example): Secretary-General belongs to the central organization; membership alone does not identify appointment or establishment powers. Article 32 Per-party template (League charter example): Functional departments belongs to the central organization; membership alone does not identify appointment or establishment powers. Article 32

Exercises central leadership between Central Committee plenary sessions. Appointment and establishment powers vary: in 民建 it decides the secretary-general, department heads and establishment of special committees; in 民盟 department heads are decided by the Chairperson’s Office Meeting. Per-party template (League charter example): Central Committee elects standing members. Article 28

A collective leadership meeting of the chairperson and vice-chairpersons. Handles daily leadership matters under the party’s charter. 民建 describes major daily leadership matters under Central and Standing Committee decisions; 民盟 says it presides over central work between Standing Committee sessions. It is distinct from 民盟’s Chairperson’s Office Meeting (主席办公会议).

An internal oversight body working under the corresponding party organization’s leadership, not a separate coequal leadership branch. Exact names and formation procedures follow each charter. In 民盟, the Chairpersons’ Meeting proposes membership and the Central Committee plenary decides it. Per-party template (League charter example): Internal Supervision Committee belongs to the central organization; membership alone does not identify appointment or establishment powers. Articles 28, 61, 65

A collection of specialist working bodies, not one additional institution. Names, numbers and portfolios vary by party. Organizational belonging does not identify the actor that establishes them: 民建’s Standing Committee decides establishment. This shared template keeps the collection collapsed; there is no common roster to expand. Per-party template (League charter example): Special committees belongs to the central organization; membership alone does not identify appointment or establishment powers. Article 32

A leadership-support position, not a committee or an officeholder. 民建’s Standing Committee decides the appointment. 民盟’s Standing Committee appoints a standing member on nomination by the Chairpersons’ Meeting. The template’s line indicates the position belongs to the central organization, not who appoints it. Per-party template (League charter example): Secretary-General belongs to the central organization; membership alone does not identify appointment or establishment powers. Article 32

The central organization’s staff departments, distinct from specialist committees and the Secretary-General position. Exact names and appointment procedures differ by party. This collection stays collapsed in the shared template; individual departments require a party-specific view. Per-party template (League charter example): Functional departments belongs to the central organization; membership alone does not identify appointment or establishment powers. Article 32

External context: the democratic parties accept CPC leadership and cooperate with it. This is not internal organizational membership. League charter, Articles 1–3. Opens owning group at 2024-01-01.

External context: democratic parties participate in the CPPCC. The CPPCC is not their common Central Committee. 2023 CPPCC charter, General Programme. Opens owning group at 2024-01-01.