Western Returned Scholars Association
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| 欧美同学会 | |
 Headquarters of the Western Returned Scholars Association | |
| Formation | October 1913 |
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| Type | People's organization |
| Headquarters | Ruide Building, No. 5 Yumin East Road, Xicheng, Beijing |
President | Ding Zhongli |
Parent organization | United Front Work Department |
| Website | www |
| Western Returned Scholars Association | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 欧美同学会 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 歐美同學會 | ||||||
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| Alternate name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中国留学人员联谊会 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國留學人員聯誼會 | ||||||
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The Western Returned Scholars Association (WRSA) is a people's organization composed mainly of returned overseas Chinese students from various countries. It is under the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
The original WRSA was founded in October 1913 in Beijing by Wellington Koo, Liang Dunyan, Zhan Tianyou, Cai Yuanpei, Yan Huiqing, Chengting T. Wang, and Zhou Yichun, among others.[1][non-primary source needed]
The organization ceased activities during the Cultural Revolution, and resumed its activities in 1982.[1][non-primary source needed]
Functions
According to analyst Alex Joske, the WRSA is "the UFWD's primary body for interacting with ethnic Chinese scholars and scientists". It runs the official association for participants for the Thousand Talents Plan.[2] It is managed by the UFWD's Non-Affiliated and Minor Party Intellectuals Work Bureau and led by the CCP Secretariat.[3][4] In the 2020s, the WRSA has come under greater scrutiny in the West.[5]