Communist Youth League of China

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Communist Youth League of China 中国共产主义青年团
Secretary	A Dong
Founded	1920; 104 years ago (1920) (foundation) 5 May 1922; 101 years ago (1922-05-05) (official)
Headquarters	No. 10, Qianmen Dongdajie, Beijing
Membership	73,580,000
Ideology	Socialism with Chinese characteristics Communism Marxism-Leninism Mao Zedong Thought Deng Xiaoping Theory Three Represents Scientific Outlook on Development Xi Jinping Thought Socialist patriotism
Mother party	Chinese Communist Party
International affiliation	Young Communist International (historical) World Federation of Democratic Youth (historical)
Newspaper	China Youth Daily
Website	www.gqt.org.cn

The Communist Youth League of China (CYLC), also known as the Young Communist League of China or simply the Communist Youth League (CYL), is a people's organization of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of 14 and 28, run by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The league is organized on the party pattern.^[1] Its leader is its First Secretary, who is an alternate member of the Central Committee of the CCP. The incumbent First Secretary is A Dong, appointed in May 2023. The Communist Youth League is also responsible for guiding the activities of the Young Pioneers (for children below the age of 14).^[2]

CYLC was historically seen as a vehicle that could promote the future careers of CCP officials, with these officials being collectively named the Tuanpai, also known as the Youth League Faction. Though prominent Youth League officials have held important posts within the CCP, most notably CCP general secretary Hu Jintao, the influence of the CYLC has decreased under CCP general secretary Xi Jinping, who has cut its budget.