China Soong Ching Ling Foundation Explained

China Soong Ching Ling Foundation
Native Name:	中国宋庆龄基金会
Type:	People's organization
Headquarters:	No. 82, Dong'anmen Street, Dongcheng, Beijing
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Li Bin
Leader Title2:	Party Secretary
Leader Name2:	Shen Beili
Parent Organization:	United Front Work Department

The China Soong Ching Ling Foundation is a people's organization named after Soong Ching-ling, the honorary chairwoman of the People's Republic of China.

History

On 29 May 1982, the establishment of the Children's Science Park Foundation in Memory of National Honorary Chairman Soong Ching Ling .^[1] During the establishment preparation, it was decided the name had its limitations, and the "Children's Science Park" was removed from the organization's name. Afterwards, the draft charter was submitted to the CCP Secretariat, where it was approved by various leaders including Xi Zhongxun and Hu Qili, among others.^[2]

Organizations

The Foundation is under the leadership of the United Front Work Department.^[3] The Foundation has the following organizational structure:^[4]

Internal organization

Office
Funding Department
International Cooperation and Exchange Department (Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Department)
Business Development Department
Party Committee (Personnel Department)

Directly affiliated institutions

China Soong Ching Ling Foundation Institutional Service Center
Soong Ching Ling Former Residence Management Center (China Soong Ching Ling Foundation Research Center)
China Soong Ching Ling Foundation Training and Exchange Center
China Soong Ching Ling Youth Science and Technology Cultural Exchange Center

Leaders

Honorary Chairman

Deng Xiaoping (May 1982–February 1997)

President

Kang Keqing (May 1982–April 1992)
Huang Hua (May 1992–March 2001)
Hu Qili (March 2001–November 2016)
Wang Jiarui (November 2016–December 2021)
Li Bin (December 2021–Incumbent)

References

News: 29 May 2022 . 薪火相传向未来——中国宋庆龄基金会40年事业发展亮点特色扫描 . Passing the torch to the future - a scan of the highlights and highlights of China Soong Ching Ling Foundation's 40-year career development . 12 May 2024 . . 12 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240512215452/http://www.news.cn/politics/2022-05/29/c_1128694224.htm . live .
Web site: 29 November 2006 . 基金会成立 . Foundation established . 12 May 2024 . China Soong Ching Ling Foundation . 17 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220817035335/http://www.sclf.org/jgjj/jgyg/200611/t20061128_2851.htm . live .
Joske . Alex . Alex Joske . June 2020 . The party speaks for you . live . resrep25132 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200609000729/https://www.aspi.org.au/report/party-speaks-you . 2020-06-09 . 2022-11-23 . free . .
Web site: 19 February 2021 . 中国宋庆龄基金会组织结构 . Organizational structure of China Soong Ching Ling Foundation . 12 May 2024.