Back Lliga de la Mocedá Comunista de China AST Komunistický svaz mládeže Číny Czech Kommunistischer Jugendverband Chinas German Komunista Junulara Ligo de Ĉinio Esperanto Liga de la Juventud Comunista de China Spanish Kiinan kommunistisen puolueen nuorisojärjestö Finnish Ligue de la jeunesse communiste chinoise French Liga Pemuda Komunis Tiongkok ID Lega della Gioventù Comunista Cinese Italian 中国共産主義青年団 Japanese
| 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 | 74,167,000 |
| Ideology | |
| Mother party | Chinese Communist Party |
| International affiliation |
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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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| Abbreviation | |||||||||
| 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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The Communist Youth League of China (CYLC; also known as the Young Communist League of China or simply the Communist Youth League or 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.[1] 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).[2]
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.
- ^ Ristaino 1988, p. 420.
- ^ Ristaino 1988, p. 421.