The Central Institute of Socialism (CIS) is the higher education institution in China which trains cadres from the eight minor political parties and those not affiliated with political parties. A

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organ, it is organized by the

United Front Work Department The United Front Work Department (UFWD) is a department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tasked with " united front work". It gathers intelligence on, manages relations with, and attempts to gain influence over ...

of the

Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the Central committee, highest organ when the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, national congress is not ...

. It is located in Beijing.

History

In 1956, following the establishment of the

Central Party School The Central Party School is a higher education institution that trains Chinese Communist Party (CCP) cadres. It is located in Haidian, Beijing, close to Summer Palace and Old Summer Palace. The current president is Chen Xi, a former member o ...

and the Communist Youth League School, the School of Socialism was established for the eight minor political parties. On 18 July 1960, due to the various establishments of "Schools of Socialism" throughout China, the original school was renamed to the Central Institute of Socialism. On 10 July 1965, all the cadres of the Institute were sent to the countryside to participate in the

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, leading the college to suspend enrollment. During the

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, the Institute closed down, not being reopened until February 1982. In early 1997, the

CCP Central Committee The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the highest organ when the national congress is not in session and is tasked with carrying out congress resolutions, d ...

approved of the establishment of the Chinese Culture Institute () as an external name of the Central Institute of Socialism.

Functions

The Central Institute of Socialism is a

college that trains non-CCP cadres from the eight minor political parties, as well as those not affiliated with any parties.

Organization

The Central Institute of Socialism is a public institution under the CCP Central Committee managed by the

Presidents

# Wu Yuzhang (1956–1965) # Sun Xiaocun (1982–1991) # Yang Jike (29 June 1991–1999) # He Luli (1999–2008) # Yan Junqi (2008–2019) #

Hao Mingjin Hao Mingjin ( zh , c = 郝明金 , p = Hǎo Míngjīn ; born December 1956), a native of Jiaxiang, Shandong, is a Chinese politician who is a vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and chairman of the China Na ...

(2019–present)

References

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