Tǒngyī Zhànxiàn Gōngzuòbù jīngcháng bèi jiǎnchēng wéi Tǒngzhànbù.
The United Front Work Department is often abbreviated as 'Tongzhanbu'.
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history
Founded 1942 in Yan'an. Today the UFWD oversees CCP relations with the eight 'democratic parties', religious associations, ethnic minorities, Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau affairs, and overseas Chinese. Often called the Party's external influence arm; its activities abroad have drawn intense scrutiny from Western governments since the late 2010s.
usage
Universally shortened to 统战部 in everyday Chinese; the full form appears mostly in formal documents and headlines. The verb 统战 is itself used metaphorically online for 'win over / co-opt' someone's loyalty.
