New China Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party of China (NDPC; Simplified Chinese: 中国 新民 党; Traditional Chinese: 中國 新民 黨; Pinyin: Zhōngguó Xinmíndǎng) is a political party that began in the People's Republic of China and was banned by the Chinese government. It was founded by Guo Quan , a former professor at Nanjing Pedagogical University, in 2007 after he published an open letter to leaders Hu Jintao and Wu Bangguo . The party's second vice chairman is Cunzhu Zheng , who was also a student leader in Anhui Province during the Tian'anmen massacre in 1989.
The intention of the founding of the party was to solve social problems and to represent laid-off workers and peasants who had lost their land.
About Guo Quan
In May 2008, Guo was arrested by the police near his home in Nanjing . "He tried to form an opposition party, they accused him of endangering the state, " said Guo's wife. "They told me he was formally arrested, but they didn't give me any details," Li said. "They gave his mother a bunch of documents."
Nanjing police officers sent Guo's mother a letter denying her request to see a lawyer because her son's case was alleged to have involved "state secrets." She says, “(They) arrested my son and forbade us to visit him and hire a lawyer. Does that mean they're going to secretly bring him to justice? I am upset! My son was arrested for being a human rights activist; who will now protect his human rights? I love my son so I hired an attorney, but the regime wouldn't let the attorney take the case. How could his only act of writing an open letter to Hu Jintao be considered a threat? ”The authorities denied Guo's family attorney's request to visit him.
Guo's defense attorney Guo Lianhui commented that Guo made his dissenting political views public, after which the authorities mobilized the state apparatus to suppress him. "My client published a series of articles entitled Democratic Voice , pointing out that there is no democracy or human rights in China." Additionally, he said, "Guo Quan's actions were fully in line with the constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression. "Endangering the authority of the state" can only be achieved through armed uprisings. "
Guo founded the New China Democratic Party to represent anyone who petitions the government and the ruling Communist Party for social justice in land disputes, forced evictions, and allegations of transgressions. He wrote 347 articles and made constructive suggestions to the Chinese Communist Party. However, Guo was fired from Nanjing Normal University for allegedly violating its constitution and the rules of conduct for the faculty. As a result, Guo was expelled from the opposition group, democratic parties and factions, which are recognized as communists.
On October 15, 2009, Guo was sentenced to ten years in prison.
Current
After the arrest of party founder Guo Quan on November 13, 2008, Cunzhu Zheng was selected by other party members in China as the second vice chairman. The party's website was launched in January 2009. In Los Angeles and San Francisco, around 10 Chinese political dissidents and democratic supporters applied to join the party, and the party's headquarters were relocated to the United States after Guo Quan's arrest.
Individual evidence
- ^ Blogger Charged with Subversion Radio Free Asia , December 22, 2008, accessed October 24, 2017.
- ↑ Xin Fei: Professor Guo Quan's Open Letter to Chinese Leaders Requests Democracy Status of Chinese People , November 22, 2007, accessed October 16, 2017.
- ↑ a b Jacqueline Wong : China jails ex-professor 10 years for subversion Reuters , accessed on October 24, 2017.
- ↑ Jonathan Watts: China dissident held 'for criticizing quake response The Guardian , May 21, 2008, accessed October 16, 2017.
- ↑ a b Ariel Lin: Arrest of the China Democracy Party Founder Impunity Watch , December 29, 2008, accessed October 16, 2017.
- ↑ ENGLISH | 中文 Search • POLITICS • SOCIETY • LAW • CULTURE • WORLD • TRANSLATION • MORE Blogger Charged with Subversion China Digital Times , December 22, 2008, accessed October 24, 2017.
- ↑ About Guo Quan Human Rights in China , accessed October 24, 2017.