United Front Work Department Under the Party Committee
The united front is a union led by the CPC based on the alliance of workers and farmers, which embraces all socialist workers, all those working for the socialist cause, all patriots who support socialism, and all patriots who support the reunification of the motherland and are dedicated to the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
According to the Regulations of the CPC on the United Front Work, the Party's Central Committee and local committees all have a united front work department under their authority. This functional department is in charge of the work related to the united front. It also serves as a consulting agency for the Party committee and is responsible for:
• organizing and coordinating related work;
• implementing related decisions;
• supervising related implementation;
• understanding the true social conditions;
• explaining relevant policies to target audiences;
• coordinating different sectors;
• making personnel arrangements;
• increasing consensus and solidarity.
Central to the work of the united front are:
• members of the eight political parties other than the CPC;
• prominent individuals without party affiliation;
• non-CPC intellectuals;
• representatives from ethnic minorities, religious circles, the non-public sector, and new social groups;
• people who are studying abroad or have returned from overseas studies;
• Chinese compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao;
• Chinese compatriots from Taiwan and their relatives living on the mainland;
• overseas Chinese nationals, returned overseas nationals, and relatives of both;
• other relevant people and groups.
党委统战部
统一战线，是中国共产党领导的、以工农联盟为基础的，包括全体社会主义劳动者、社会主义事业的建设者、拥护社会主义的爱国者、拥护祖国统一和致力于中华民族伟大复兴的爱国者的联盟。
《中国共产党统一战线工作条例》指出，党中央以及地方党委设置统战部。统战部是党委主管统一战线工作的职能部门，是党委在统一战线工作方面的参谋机构、组织协调机构、具体执行机构、督促检查机构，承担了解情况、掌握政策、协调关系、安排人事、增进共识、加强团结等职责。
统一战线的工作对象为党外人士，工作范围包括：民主党派成员，无党派人士，党外知识分子，少数民族人士，宗教界人士，非公有制经济人士，新的社会阶层人士，出国和归国留学人员，香港同胞、澳门同胞，台湾同胞及其在大陆的亲属，华侨、归侨及侨眷以及其他需要联系和团结的人员。
