{{Short description|Chinese Communist Party term}}{{Independent sources|date=April 2026}} '''New social strata''' ({{lang-zh|s=新的社会阶层人士|hp=Xīnde shèhuì jiēcéng rénshì}}) is a political term used by the [[Chinese Communist Party]] and is one of the twelve principal targets of "[[United front (China)|united front]] work." It is generally listed alongside non-CCP members and [[non-Party intellectuals|non-CCP intellectuals]].
== History == In 2016, the [[United Front Work Department]] (UFWD) established a functional department responsible for the work of people from new social strata.<ref>{{Cite web |title=无党派人士、党外知识分子、新的社会阶层人士学习贯彻党的二十大精神座谈会在京召开 |url=http://cpc.people.com.cn/n1/2022/1125/c64094-32574085.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329163013/http://cpc.people.com.cn/n1/2022/1125/c64094-32574085.html |archive-date=2023-03-29 |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=[[Chinese Communist Party News Network]] |trans-title=A symposium was held in Beijing for non-Party members, non-Party intellectuals, and members of new social strata to study and implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress.|date=25 November 2022}}</ref> December 2020 UFWD regulations defines new social strata as a separate aspect of the [[United front (China)|united front]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=新的社会阶层人士统战工作实现创新发展呈现崭新局面 |url=https://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/2022/07-26/9812092.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319220023/https://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/2022/07-26/9812092.shtml |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=[[China News Service]] |trans-title=The united front work among new social strata has achieved innovative development and presented a new situation|date=26 July 2022}}</ref> At the Central United Front Work Conference held on July 29–30, 2022, [[Xi Jinping]] said, “We must do a good job in the united front work among non-Party intellectuals and new social strata.”<ref>{{Cite web |title=习近平在中央统战工作会议上强调 促进海内外中华儿女团结奋斗 为中华民族伟大复兴汇聚伟力 |url=http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2022/0730/c1001-32490024.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109170202/http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2022/0730/c1001-32490024.html |archive-date=2023-01-09 |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=[[People's Daily]] |trans-title=Xi Jinping emphasized at the Central United Front Work Conference the need to promote unity and struggle among Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad to pool strength for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.|date=30 July 2022}}</ref>
== Classification == The “new social strata” mainly include four groups:<ref>{{Cite web |title=官方解读中国"新的社会阶层人士" |url=https://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/2015/08-04/7447147.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319034732/https://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/2015/08-04/7447147.shtml |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=[[China News Service]] |date=4 August 2015|trans-title=Official Interpretation of China's "New Social Stratum"}}</ref>
* Managers and technical personnel of private and foreign-invested enterprises * Social organization practitioners * Freelancers * New media practitioners
According to a 2021 survey, the total number of people in the new social strata in China was about 91 million, an increase of about 19 million compared to 2016, representing a 5-year increase of 26.3%.<ref name=":0" />
== References == <references />
[[Category:Social groups]] [[Category:United front (China)]]