Social Democratic Party of China
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The Social Democratic Party of China was a political party
, organized by Chinese
immigrants in Europe
. Wang Kien was elected secretary of the party at an extraordinary party congress November 14, 1926. Yang Kantao, resident of Paris
, also served as secretary of the party for a period. In the mid-1920s, the party was affiliated to the Labour and Socialist International
.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
, organized by Chinese
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
immigrants in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Wang Kien was elected secretary of the party at an extraordinary party congress November 14, 1926. Yang Kantao, resident of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, also served as secretary of the party for a period. In the mid-1920s, the party was affiliated to the Labour and Socialist International
Labour and Socialist International
The Labour and Socialist International was an international organization of socialist and labour parties, active between 1923 and 1940. The LSI was a forerunner of the present-day Socialist International....
.