The China National Democratic Construction Association (CNDCA), sometimes translated as the China Democratic National Construction Association (CDNCA), also known by its Chinese abbreviation Minjian (民建), is one of the eight minor political parties in the People's Republic of China under the direction of the Chinese Communist Party. It is the third-ranking minor party in China.[2]
The CDNCA's members are mainly entrepreneurs and others in the fields of economics. The CDNCA is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. The current chairman of CDNCA is Hao Mingjin.
CNDCA was founded in Chongqing in 1945 by the Vocational Education Society, a former member of the China Democratic League.
Its vice chairperson Rong Yiren served as the third vice president of China under the 4th Constitution of the People's Republic of China from 1993 to 1998.[citation needed]
In June 2022, the CNDCA had organizations in 30 province-level administrative divisions throughout China.[3]
It publishes the newspapers Economic Affairs (经济界)[4] and People's Information (民讯).[5]
Members of the party are chiefly entrepreneurs from the building, manufacturing, construction, financial, or commercial industries in both private and state sectors, and others in the field of economics.[6] As of June 2022[update], the party has around 220,000 members.[3]