Today's word is Tong Zhan 统战, pronounced / t
əʊ̇ŋ
'jan/
Well it's a bit challenging for me to explain that word. I did not find proper definition on web, and if you have better luck, please let me know. I learnt that the word is listed in the censored words in Chinese cyberspace, maybe that's the reason for difficulty in finding the word.
What I can offer you is the context of the word: There is a department in the Chinese central government called Tong Zhan Bu (Bu means department), which is officially translated as
The United Front Work Department of CPC Central Committee.
Below are my person translation of the department's responsibility since there is no official version...
(the original chinese version: http://www.zytzb.org.cn/zytzbwz/introduce/zhineng.htm. It is a part of the introduction of the Tong Zhan Bu which consists of introduction of the officials, the responsibilities, the organization system and the history. Other parts are also helpful in understanding the whole dimention of Tong Zhan)
1, Investigating and researching of the united front theory, major principles and policies, organizing and implementing the the principles and policies of the CPC Central Committee about the united front ; Reporting to the Central Committee about the situation and making comments and suggestions on the principles and policies united front work.
2, are responsible for liaising the various democratic parties and representative personages without party affiliation and timely report, stating their views and recommendations; researching, implementing the Communist Party-led multi-party cooperation and political consultation system and the democratic principles and policies; implementing the idea the central government has on the role of supervision work that democratic parties, personages without party affiliation in politics should play; support to all democratic parties to do self-construction.
3, is responsible for researching, coordinationing and inspecting of the major principles and policy on ethnic and religious groups; and contacting the representatives of the minorities and religious groups; assisting relevant departments to do a good job in training and job referrals in minority groups; and working with relevent departments to fight against the Dalai Lama Group and other domestic and foreign hostile forces which are carrying out activities to split the motherland China.
4, responsible for the united front work overseas focusing on the reunification of the motherland; responsible for contacting overseas societies and representatives; do a good job in Taiwan, and take good care of Taiwanese.
5, Take in charge of the arrangements for non-Conmmunist Party personages, do a good job intraining, selecting, recommending the non-party workers together with relevant departments.
6, is responsible for contacting the National Federation of Industry and industrial and commercial associations and representatives in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas. is responsible for investigating, researching and reporting the situation of Chinese non-public economy representative, coordinating relationships with them, and putting forward policy recommendations.
7, is responsible for investigating and studing the situation of intellectuals outside the party, reflecting their views and coordinate relations, making policy recommendations; contacting representatives of non-party intellectuals.
8, is responsible for carrying out propaganda of the united front at home and abroad.
9, responsible for directing the work of local party committees and the United Front Work Department of the united front door of the person; responsible for training, coordination of relevant government departments for united front work; escrow ACFTC, Whampoa Alumni Association, Western Returned Scholars Association, Association for Promoting Peaceful Reunification and other relevant social groups.
10, completing other tasks entrusted by the CPC Central Committee.
Hope that I did not spread confusion...
