I. Introduction

　　Established on May 4, 1949, the All-China Youth Federation (ACYF) is one of China's basic people's organizations led by the Communist Party of China. It is a federative body of Chinese youth organizations with the Communist Youth League of China as the core. It is a broad patriotic united front organization of youth of all ethnic groups and all walks of life in China.

　　II. Basic Tasks

　　Hold aloft the banners of patriotism and socialism; Encourage young people to study Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory and to study the socialist market economy, modern science and technology and general knowledge; Most extensively represent and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of young people of all ethnic groups and all walks of life; Guide young people to actively participate in social activities and work hard to help them develop healthily and become well-trained; Actively develop ties of friendship with young people of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao and overseas Chinese; Consolidate and develop the situation of social stability and unity in China, promote its socialist modernization drive, push the development of the socialist market economy, improve the socialist democracy and legal system and promote the reunification of the motherland and defend the peace and development of the whole world.

　　III. Membership

　　The ACYF practices the system of organizational memberships. It has 48 member organizations and 1352 individual committee members at the present time.

　　IV. Highest Decision-making Body

　　The highest decision-making body of the ACYF is the National Committee that works for a term of five years. The National Committee has a President, a number of Vice Presidents. When it is not in session, the Standing Committee presides over the Federation's work. The Standing Committee has a Secretary-general and a number of Deputy Secretaries-general.

　　V. Working Organs

　　The ACYF Secretariat is responsible for the routine affairs of the Federation. It has the following departments: The Department of Coordination Affairs; The Department of Ethnic and Religious Affairs; The Department of Cultural and Sports Activities; The Department of Science and Technology; The Department of Education; The Department of Social Organizations;The Department of Human Resources Development;The Department of Friendship with Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan; The International Department, and The Tourism Department.

　　VI. Publications

　　Chinese Successors (in domestic and overseas editions), ACYF Information (in Chinese and English editions).