United Front Work Department
| 中国共产党中央委员会统一战线工作部 Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Tǒngyī Zhànxiàn Gōngzuòbù | |
Headquarters of the United Front Work Department | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1942 |
| Type | Department directly reporting to the Central Committee Ministerial level agency |
| Jurisdiction | Chinese Communist Party |
| Headquarters | 135 Fuyou Street, Xicheng District, Beijing |
| Annual budget | $2.6 billion USD (estimated in 2019) |
| Minister responsible | |
| Deputy Ministers responsible |
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| Parent agency | Party Central Committee |
| Child agencies | |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes | |
| * Maintains full minister-level rank | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 中共中央统一战线工作部 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中共中央統一戰線工作部 | ||||||
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The United Front Work Department (UFWD) is an organ of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) responsible for conducting "united front work." It manages relations with, gathers intelligence on, and attempts to gain influence over elite individuals and organizations inside and outside mainland China, including in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and in other countries.
The UFWD focuses its work on people or entities that are outside the CCP, especially in the overseas Chinese diaspora, who hold political, commercial, religious, or academic influence, or who represent interest groups. Through its efforts, the UFWD seeks to ensure that these individuals and groups are supportive of or useful to CCP interests and that potential critics remain divided.