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The Chinese People’s Party (Chinese: 中国人民党) is a Moderate-Right political party in China. It is the largest party in the National People’s Congress, with 1109 delegates. After the last congressional elections in 2064, the People’s party formed a minority government with the consent of the Chinese Workers party. High ranking members of the party include Premier of the State Council Huichen Lang, Majority Leader of Congress Jian Hsieh, and Party Chair Taogung You.

The People’s Party was the first successor of the Commmunist Party to officially form during the interim period. While the “Right” and “Left” factions of the Communist party had already planned to reform after the split, the Rights were the first to announce their new party, which would run in the first democratic elections scheduled for 2044.

The People’s Party adheres to the ideologies of Modern Chinese Republicanism and Chinese Liberalism. The party supports a democratic republic with some technocratic elements, a regulated market economy, fair and free trade deals, and fiscal conservatism. Factions of the party, the primary three being the New Liberals, Old Liberals, and Old Socialists, advocate for variations of the consensus platform.

History

The People’s Party was the first democratic party to officially form following the official dissolution of the Communist Party. Key members of the new party included Yuan Xiaohan, governor of Hunan, Zhang Jiayi, Minister of Justice, and Cai Yihua, mayor of Xian. While all were members of the Communist Party, their relatively minor roles in the Dactyl Rot crisis and good public perception helped reinforce the idea that this new party would be break in the traditional politics of the country. The party began enrollment in March of 2041, looking for candidates for both internal leadership and to run for delegates in the future parliament of the country. To prevent conflicts of interest, delegates to the ongoing constitutional convention would be barred from running for any position. More cynical observers noted that this measure effectively prevented the few anti-Communist activists that had been invited to the constitutional convention from running for office in the new government. Due to the difficulties of organizing a nation-wide vote during the electoral period without the resources of the state, the People’s Party ended up selecting its slate for the 2044 elections internally, announcing them in the April of 2043, two months after the final draft of the new constitution had been voted on in a month-long referendum. While critics protested the document, arguing that it retained too many terms and structures from the old system, preventing a clean break from China’s communist past, the People’s Party praised the document, stating that it fulfilled the goals of disentangling the party from the state and allowing popular vote and representation for the highest levels of government.

In the 2044 Congressional elections, the People’s Party won 1843 of the available 2987 seats, compared to 1139 for the Workers’ Party and 5 for independent delegates. As a sign of goodwill and unity, the People’s Party formed a unity government with the Workers’ Party, effectively extending the Interim Authority. By 2047, with the Arcological Project in full swing and the first stretches of the system being populated, the government declared that the emergency period over. Under the 2044 Constitution’s amendment process, People’s Party lead in the reorganization of the Interim Authority into the Arcological Authority and the Reclamation Authority and the creation of the Reapportionment Office to periodically reassign Congressional seats. Due to perceived mishandling of the Arcological Project, and the acceptance of Hong Kong and Taiwanese independence, the People’s Party lost the 2049 elections to the Workers’ Party, which promised greater transparency and local input. However, multiple members of the People’s Party were invited into the State Council to maintain a level of continuity from the previous administration. Since the peaceful handoff of power in 2049, the People’s and Workers’ parties have been the sole two parties to lead the Chinese government.

Ideology

At its inception, the People’s Party had no coherent ideology. Its leadership and prominent members consisted of a variety of academics, businesspeople and former officials and politicians from the old government. While they represented the “Right” of the Communist party, this included nationalists, moderate socialists, conservatives and liberals. The key theme of the party’s platform for the first democratic elections was good governance and maintaining order until a semblance of normalcy could be reestablished.

The People’s Party began to take on an ideological character in 2047, after Guowei Ni published The Third Republic. By 2050, the text and its ideas were highly popular among both the party’s leadership and lay members. In 2051, the People’s Party announced the adoption of Modern Chinese Republicanism as its governing principles. The 2054 election would see a People’s Party victory over the Workers’ Party, affirming the popularity of Modern Republicanism in the eyes of the party. The factions in the People’s Party tend to agree on the same set of principles, but deviate when it comes to their interpretation and implementation.

The Old Liberals: The Old Liberals, occasionally referred to as the conservatives, have their roots in the businessmen and officials that were members of or sympathetic to both the Communist party and market capitalism. Overall, the faction tends to moderate both on social and economic issues, while being on the more populist side of political issues. On social issues, the Old Liberals support protections for anti-government speech and vulnerable minorities. Economically, the faction has worked to introduce social insurance plans that expand the social safety net without creating too great a fiscal burden. When it comes to governance, the Old Liberals

Young Liberals: The Young Liberals, often just referred to as the liberals, represent a new generation of Chinese politicians. They are highly committed to the Five Pledges of the party, and seek to allow popular participation in both government and the market. They see China’s recovery and power as the result of embracing free markets, and seek to expand this economic policy. The liberals often come into conflict with other factions of the party on enforcing the party’s ethics and lay participation rules. While more technocratic elements in the party see these rules as potential barriers to effective leadership, the liberals are keen on enforcing these provisions, even if they undermine the image and stability of the party and its government.

Old Socialists: The Old Socialists, often referred to as the nationalists, come from the conservative cadre of the old Communist party. While opposed to capitalism on principle, these nationalists saw Chinese prestige and stability as paramount, and were wary of the New Left. Thus, they were receptive to Guowei Ni’s work, which served to justify their political tendencies. The old socialists are the most technocratic wing of the People’s party, often more comfortable with the old bureaucracy of the 2nd republic than the new representative government of the 3rd republic. On economic policy, the nationalists also tend to be the most interventionist and centralist, wary of both free market reforms and mutualization proposals.

Political Support

The People’s Party draws its support from a broad strata of Chinese society. Much of the party’s support comes from the corporate and technical classes, who prioritize social stability and minimal interference. The People’s Party also has strong showings in the traditionally left-wing rural parts of the country. While China’s villages and farmers have often felt nostalgia for the nation’s revolutionary legacy, the Worker’s Party seeming focus on the workers of the cities and arcologies has allowed the People’s Party to gain ground in these regions.

Organization

The People’s Party has a hierarchal structure. While the party encourages contributions from both its representatives and lay members, broad strokes policy is usually decided by the guiding board of the party, composed of the party chairs, special coordinators, and a rotating board of other high-ranking members. These broad strokes policies are then filtered down to the party’s standing committees. These committees, composed of both elected politicians and expert volunteers, flesh out policy proposals that can then be reconciled and finalized in Congress or implemented at a local level.

While the party’s policy is determined in a hierarchal fashion, lay members do have means to influence the party’s leadership. The party holds competitive primaries for all elected positions, including internal elections for committee chairs and party chairs. These primaries usually filter out candidates to a short list of two to three, with the final decision being made by members of the committee or board. All internal leaders of the party are also subject to rapid recall. A vote of no confidence by a committee or a petition circulated by lay members can trigger a recall election, in which the party’s members can decided whether to retain or dismiss the leader in question.

International Relations

The Global Alliance of Patriotic Democrats is the international political club of the People’s Party. Through the Global Alliance, the People’s party maintains influence in governments throughout Asia and Africa, as well as some influence in Europe. The party is also the major player of the Pacific Alliance of Republicans and Democrats, which serves to unite liberals and conservative democrats in the Asian-Pacific region.

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From the shining mega-cities of the African coast, to the flooded streets of Old Miami. From the packed arcologies of China, to the bleak burning fields of Venezuela. From the vigorous debate of commune meeting halls in Buenos Aires, to the hushed whispers of secret party meetings in Munich. From the singing in the historicist concert halls of Montreal, to the screams over the burning slums of Moscow. From crowds of protesters in London, New Delhi, and Oran, to lonely miners on the Moon. All of it lives, all of it breathes, and all of it will one day die. All under the same twinkling light of the stars.

Our Fathers' Stars.

Description
The Chinese People’s Party (Chinese: 中国人民党) is a Moderate-Right political party in China. It is the largest party in the National People’s Congress, with 1109 delegates. After the last congressional elections in 2064, the People’s party formed a minority government with the consent of the Chinese Workers party. High ranking members of the party include Premier of the State Council Huichen Lang, Majority Leader of Congress Jian Hsieh, and Party Chair Taogung You.

The People’s Party was the first successor of the Commmunist Party to officially form during the interim period. While the “Right” and “Left” factions of the Communist party had already planned to reform after the split, the Rights were the first to announce their new party, which would run in the first democratic elections scheduled for 2044.

The People’s Party adheres to the ideologies of Modern Chinese Republicanism and Chinese Liberalism. The party supports a democratic republic with some technocratic elements, a regulated market economy, fair and free trade deals, and fiscal conservatism. Factions of the party, the primary three being the New Liberals, Old Liberals, and Old Socialists, advocate for variations of the consensus platform.

History

The People’s Party was the first democratic party to officially form following the official dissolution of the Communist Party. Key members of the new party included Yuan Xiaohan, governor of Hunan, Zhang Jiayi, Minister of Justice, and Cai Yihua, mayor of Xian. While all were members of the Communist Party, their relatively minor roles in the Dactyl Rot crisis and good public perception helped reinforce the idea that this new party would be break in the traditional politics of the country. The party began enrollment in March of 2041, looking for candidates for both internal leadership and to run for delegates in the future parliament of the country. To prevent conflicts of interest, delegates to the ongoing constitutional convention would be barred from running for any position. More cynical observers noted that this measure effectively prevented the few anti-Communist activists that had been invited to the constitutional convention from running for office in the new government. Due to the difficulties of organizing a nation-wide vote during the electoral period without the resources of the state, the People’s Party ended up selecting its slate for the 2044 elections internally, announcing them in the April of 2043, two months after the final draft of the new constitution had been voted on in a month-long referendum. While critics protested the document, arguing that it retained too many terms and structures from the old system, preventing a clean break from China’s communist past, the People’s Party praised the document, stating that it fulfilled the goals of disentangling the party from the state and allowing popular vote and representation for the highest levels of government.

In the 2044 Congressional elections, the People’s Party won 1843 of the available 2987 seats, compared to 1139 for the Workers’ Party and 5 for independent delegates. As a sign of goodwill and unity, the People’s Party formed a unity government with the Workers’ Party, effectively extending the Interim Authority. By 2047, with the Arcological Project in full swing and the first stretches of the system being populated, the government declared that the emergency period over. Under the 2044 Constitution’s amendment process, People’s Party lead in the reorganization of the Interim Authority into the Arcological Authority and the Reclamation Authority and the creation of the Reapportionment Office to periodically reassign Congressional seats. Due to perceived mishandling of the Arcological Project, and the acceptance of Hong Kong and Taiwanese independence, the People’s Party lost the 2049 elections to the Workers’ Party, which promised greater transparency and local input. However, multiple members of the People’s Party were invited into the State Council to maintain a level of continuity from the previous administration. Since the peaceful handoff of power in 2049, the People’s and Workers’ parties have been the sole two parties to lead the Chinese government.

Ideology

At its inception, the People’s Party had no coherent ideology. Its leadership and prominent members consisted of a variety of academics, businesspeople and former officials and politicians from the old government. While they represented the “Right” of the Communist party, this included nationalists, moderate socialists, conservatives and liberals. The key theme of the party’s platform for the first democratic elections was good governance and maintaining order until a semblance of normalcy could be reestablished.

The People’s Party began to take on an ideological character in 2047, after Guowei Ni published The Third Republic. By 2050, the text and its ideas were highly popular among both the party’s leadership and lay members. In 2051, the People’s Party announced the adoption of Modern Chinese Republicanism as its governing principles. The 2054 election would see a People’s Party victory over the Workers’ Party, affirming the popularity of Modern Republicanism in the eyes of the party. The factions in the People’s Party tend to agree on the same set of principles, but deviate when it comes to their interpretation and implementation.

The Old Liberals: The Old Liberals, occasionally referred to as the conservatives, have their roots in the businessmen and officials that were members of or sympathetic to both the Communist party and market capitalism. Overall, the faction tends to moderate both on social and economic issues, while being on the more populist side of political issues. On social issues, the Old Liberals support protections for anti-government speech and vulnerable minorities. Economically, the faction has worked to introduce social insurance plans that expand the social safety net without creating too great a fiscal burden. When it comes to governance, the Old Liberals

Young Liberals: The Young Liberals, often just referred to as the liberals, represent a new generation of Chinese politicians. They are highly committed to the Five Pledges of the party, and seek to allow popular participation in both government and the market. They see China’s recovery and power as the result of embracing free markets, and seek to expand this economic policy. The liberals often come into conflict with other factions of the party on enforcing the party’s ethics and lay participation rules. While more technocratic elements in the party see these rules as potential barriers to effective leadership, the liberals are keen on enforcing these provisions, even if they undermine the image and stability of the party and its government.

Old Socialists: The Old Socialists, often referred to as the nationalists, come from the conservative cadre of the old Communist party. While opposed to capitalism on principle, these nationalists saw Chinese prestige and stability as paramount, and were wary of the New Left. Thus, they were receptive to Guowei Ni’s work, which served to justify their political tendencies. The old socialists are the most technocratic wing of the People’s party, often more comfortable with the old bureaucracy of the 2nd republic than the new representative government of the 3rd republic. On economic policy, the nationalists also tend to be the most interventionist and centralist, wary of both free market reforms and mutualization proposals.

Political Support

The People’s Party draws its support from a broad strata of Chinese society. Much of the party’s support comes from the corporate and technical classes, who prioritize social stability and minimal interference. The People’s Party also has strong showings in the traditionally left-wing rural parts of the country. While China’s villages and farmers have often felt nostalgia for the nation’s revolutionary legacy, the Worker’s Party seeming focus on the workers of the cities and arcologies has allowed the People’s Party to gain ground in these regions.

Organization

The People’s Party has a hierarchal structure. While the party encourages contributions from both its representatives and lay members, broad strokes policy is usually decided by the guiding board of the party, composed of the party chairs, special coordinators, and a rotating board of other high-ranking members. These broad strokes policies are then filtered down to the party’s standing committees. These committees, composed of both elected politicians and expert volunteers, flesh out policy proposals that can then be reconciled and finalized in Congress or implemented at a local level.

While the party’s policy is determined in a hierarchal fashion, lay members do have means to influence the party’s leadership. The party holds competitive primaries for all elected positions, including internal elections for committee chairs and party chairs. These primaries usually filter out candidates to a short list of two to three, with the final decision being made by members of the committee or board. All internal leaders of the party are also subject to rapid recall. A vote of no confidence by a committee or a petition circulated by lay members can trigger a recall election, in which the party’s members can decided whether to retain or dismiss the leader in question.

International Relations

The Global Alliance of Patriotic Democrats is the international political club of the People’s Party. Through the Global Alliance, the People’s party maintains influence in governments throughout Asia and Africa, as well as some influence in Europe. The party is also the major player of the Pacific Alliance of Republicans and Democrats, which serves to unite liberals and conservative democrats in the Asian-Pacific region.

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From the shining mega-cities of the African coast, to the flooded streets of Old Miami. From the packed arcologies of China, to the bleak burning fields of Venezuela. From the vigorous debate of commune meeting halls in Buenos Aires, to the hushed whispers of secret party meetings in Munich. From the singing in the historicist concert halls of Montreal, to the screams over the burning slums of Moscow. From crowds of protesters in London, New Delhi, and Oran, to lonely miners on the Moon. All of it lives, all of it breathes, and all of it will one day die. All under the same twinkling light of the stars.

Our Fathers' Stars.