Communist Youth League of China
The Communist Youth League of China (CYLC), also known as the Young Communist League of China or simply the Communist Youth League (CYL), is a people's organization of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of 14 and 28, run by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The league is organized on the party pattern. Its leader is its First Secretary, who is an alternate member of the Central Committee of the CCP. The incumbent First Secretary is A Dong, appointed in May 2023. The Communist Youth League is also responsible for guiding the activities of the Young Pioneers (for children below the age of 14).
| Communist Youth League of China 中国共产主义青年团 | |
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| Secretary | A Dong |
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| Headquarters | No. 10, Qianmen Dongdajie, Beijing |
| Membership | 73,580,000 |
| Ideology | Socialism with Chinese characteristics
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| Mother party | Chinese Communist Party |
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| Newspaper | China Youth Daily |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国共产主义青年团 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國共產主義青年團 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Communist Youth League of China | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 共青团 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 共青團 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Communist Youth League | ||||||||
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| Original name | |||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中国社会主义青年团 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國社會主義青年團 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Socialist Youth League of China | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国新民主主义青年团 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國新民主主義青年團 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | China New Democracy Youth League | ||||||||
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CYLC was historically seen as a vehicle that could promote the future careers of CCP officials, with these officials being collectively named the Tuanpai, also known as the Youth League Faction. Though prominent Youth League officials have held important posts within the CCP, most notably CCP general secretary Hu Jintao, the influence of the CYLC has decreased under CCP general secretary Xi Jinping, who has cut its budget.