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So much of the information in this thread is false. You don't need any special invitation or application to join the party. In fact, NOT joining the party can

So much of the information in this thread is false. You don't need any special invitation or application to join the party. In fact, NOT joining the party can be a signal and a problem, which might complicate business setup, banking applications, things like applying for a car plate, etc. My Chinese wife's data and my address is in the DB, but I'm not sure if it does anybody any good. So? Am I the enemy of the Free World now? Will I get hate letters? Death threats? She despises CCP and Xi as much as I do, but this is also very stupid and irresponsible to put this kind of information up for everybody's access.

markus_zhang 6y ago
>You don't need any special invitation or application to join the party. In fact, NOT joining the party can be a signal and a problem, which might complicate business setup, banking applications, things like applying for a car plate, etc. This is false information, I'd say the b word actually if you are really Chinese (you need to be a Party member to apply for car plate? WTF...)...You do need application to join the Party, and not joining the party is perfectly OK (China only has 100M Party member). It was only in decades ago that joining the Party was kind of automatic because there was not much private economy, definitely not the case for today. A lot of people still apply and join, for their own benefit, but it's a choice, not a mandatory (Neither me and my wife joined and our careers were pretty good).
- mstaoru 6y ago
  > you need to be a Party member to apply for car plate? WTF... You mean the plate lottery in Beijing is REALLY a lottery?..
  - powerapple 6y ago
    Yes, it is.
- powerapple 6y ago
  He is lying only because his name is in the list and don't want US to think him as the enemy of the US. Liars are always liars. I am pretty sure there are many of these kind of people join the party to take advantage of the system. No, you don't need to join the party unless you want to climb the ladder in government offices and state institutes. It is not mandatory but it does help. *typo
throwawawawaway 6y ago
> You don't need any special invitation or application to join the party. It used to be that you need a firm endorsement of someone that has been a member for a few years, and it's still more or less the case a lot of times. You generally need to file an application to join, and you're expected to pay membership fee on a regular basis. CCP membership is by and large a YMMV scenario given how large the country is and how deep the organization runs. While I believe your wife might be in the situation where she felt she had to join (due to her social class, affiliation or being in a certain region), it's not common for someone to be seen as a problem if they decide not to join. From all the years of observation and all the people that I know day to day, most of people join for certain prospect of future benefits, career or social status wise. They know very well it opens the door to another class.
fiberdsl 6y ago
Hmm, I'm a chinese, me, my parents, and most of my friends, did not join the party, and there is no problem at all. And you actually do have to write an application to join, at least that's how it works in my city.

markus_zhang 6y ago

>You don't need any special invitation or application to join the party. In fact, NOT joining the party can be a signal and a problem, which might complicate business setup, banking applications, things like applying for a car plate, etc. This is false information, I'd say the b word actually if you are really Chinese (you need to be a Party member to apply for car plate? WTF...)...You do need application to join the Party, and not joining the party is perfectly OK (China only has 100M Party member). It was only in decades ago that joining the Party was kind of automatic because there was not much private economy, definitely not the case for today. A lot of people still apply and join, for their own benefit, but it's a choice, not a mandatory (Neither me and my wife joined and our careers were pretty good).

mstaoru 6y ago
> you need to be a Party member to apply for car plate? WTF... You mean the plate lottery in Beijing is REALLY a lottery?..
- powerapple 6y ago
  Yes, it is.
powerapple 6y ago
He is lying only because his name is in the list and don't want US to think him as the enemy of the US. Liars are always liars. I am pretty sure there are many of these kind of people join the party to take advantage of the system. No, you don't need to join the party unless you want to climb the ladder in government offices and state institutes. It is not mandatory but it does help. *typo

throwawawawaway 6y ago

> You don't need any special invitation or application to join the party. It used to be that you need a firm endorsement of someone that has been a member for a few years, and it's still more or less the case a lot of times. You generally need to file an application to join, and you're expected to pay membership fee on a regular basis. CCP membership is by and large a YMMV scenario given how large the country is and how deep the organization runs. While I believe your wife might be in the situation where she felt she had to join (due to her social class, affiliation or being in a certain region), it's not common for someone to be seen as a problem if they decide not to join. From all the years of observation and all the people that I know day to day, most of people join for certain prospect of future benefits, career or social status wise. They know very well it opens the door to another class.

fiberdsl 6y ago

Hmm, I'm a chinese, me, my parents, and most of my friends, did not join the party, and there is no problem at all. And you actually do have to write an application to join, at least that's how it works in my city.