Non-Party intellectuals
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Non-Party intellectuals (Chinese: 党外知识分子) is a political term of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), referring to intellectuals who are not members of the CCP, yet are useful to the party in its united front work.
Non-CCP intellectuals are one of the targets of the CCP's united front work, while intellectuals belonging to the party are subject to the constraints of the Constitution of the Chinese Communist Party. Non-CCP intellectuals mainly include intellectuals from the eight minor and non-oppositional "democratic parties," the federations of industry and commerce, and intellectuals without any party affiliation.[1] The CCP's united front work with such intellectuals can be traced back to before the founding of the People's Republic of China.[2][3]