The Society Work Department is a ministry-level agency under the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, responsible for handling public complaints and proposals, nationwide industry associations and chambers of commerce, and party building work for societal organizations.
History
The Society Work Department was established in March 2023 under General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping as part of the plan on reforming Party and state institutions. On 8 July 2023, Wu Hansheng was appointed as the first head of the Department. In November 2024, Xi stated that the department's functions were "vital to the party's long-term governance."
Function
The department oversees the interactions of the CCP with civic groups, chambers of commerce and industry groups, as well as party-building work in mixed-ownership and non-public enterprises. It additionally handles public petitions and grievances, and has a "unified leadership" over the National Public Complaints and Proposals Administration.
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