The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce is a non-governmental chamber of commerce established in 1953 as the successor to the chambers of commerce that were first founded during the Qing Dynasty . Today, it consists of Chinese industrialists and businessmen under the leadership of the United Front of the Chinese Communist Party, and is also the founding organization of the People’s Political Consultative Council of China and the holder of several seats in the All-China People’s Congress . The organization assists the government in managing China's private economy and acts as a bridge between the private sector and government.
| All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce | |
|---|---|
| Fnicc | |
| 中华 全国 工商业 联合会 | |
| Established | 1953 |
| Type of | Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| the chairman | Gao Yunlong |
| Website | |
Structure
The agency consists of the following departments:
- General office
- Research department;
- Department of Membership;
- Department of Advertising and Education;
- Department of Economic Services;
- Department of Poverty Alleviation and Social Services;
- Department of International Relations;
- Department of Legal Affairs;
- Department of Human Resources.
Key Features
The main responsibilities of the FNICC are as follows:
- improve links between government and the private economy;
- assist the government in managing the private economy;
- participate in policy consultations on national policies and strategies in the field of politics, economics and social issues;
- assist its members in technological innovation, management and culture to increase competitiveness and achieve sustainable development;
- represent the legal rights of its members and expand their proposals and requirements of the government;
- provide members with services in the areas of training, financing, technology, legal advice and information, as well as solve the difficulties and problems that they encounter;
- build closer relations with foreign commercial and industrial enterprises;
- help members travel abroad for business opportunities and contribute to China's economic reform.
Chairs
- Chen Shutong (from 1953 - 1966);
- Hu Jiang (from 1979 - 1988);
- Rong Yihen (from 1988 - 1993);
- Jing Shupin (from 1993 - 2002);
- Huang Manfu (from 2002 - 2012);
- Wang Qinming (from 2012 - 2017);
- Gao Yunlong (from 2017 to the present).