China Committee on Religion and Peace
China Committee on Religion and Peace
COUNTRYPeople’s Republic of China
ADDRESS21#, Taipingqiao St. Beijing, 100811, China
WEBSITECONTACT E-MAILccrp1994@hotmail.com
LEADERSHIP (NEW!)<President>
Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai
Vice-Chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC, Honorary President of the Buddhist Association of China, and Chairman of the CPPCC Tibetan Committee
<Executive Vice President>
Deng Zongliang
Vice-Chairman of the Sub-committee of Ethnic and Religious Affairs of the CPPCC
<Vice Presidents>
Yan Jue
President of the Buddhist Association of China
Li Guangf
Member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC, Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee of Ethnic and Religious Affairs of the CPPCC, and President of the Taoist Association of China
Yang Faming
(Hui ethnic group): Member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC, Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee of Ethnic and Religious Affairs of the CPPCC, and President of the China Islamic Association
Fang Xingyao
Member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC, and President of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
Ma Yinglin
Member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC, Vice President of the Subcommittee of Ethnic and Religious Affairs of the CPPCC, and President of the Bishops’ Conference of Catholic Church in China
Xu Xiaohong
Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC, and President of the China Three-self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Churches
Wu Wei
Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC, and President of the China Christian Council
Jamyang Lobsang Jigmé Tubdain Qoigyi Nyima
(the Tibetan Ethnic Group): Member of the Standing Committee of the NPC, Vice President of the Buddhist Association of China, and President of the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China
Pasonglie Longzhuangmuang
(the Dai Ethnic Group): Member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC, and Vice President of the Buddhist Association of China
Zhang Fenglin
Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC, and Former Vice President and Secretary-General of the Taoist Association of China
Ma Zhongping
(Hui ethnic group): Secretary-General of the China Islamic Association
<Secretary-General>
La Can
(the Tibetan Ethnic Group): Secretary-General of the China Committee on Religion and Peace
<Chair of Youth Newtwork>
Yin Shun
Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC, Vice President of the Buddhist Association of China, and President of the Buddhist Association of Hainan Province
<Chair of Women Newtwork>
Huang Zhian
Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC, Vice President of the Taoist Association of China, and President of the Taoist Association of Hunan Province
Established in June 1994 and headquartered in Beijing, China Committee on Religion and Peace (CCRP for short) is a non-profit national mass organization with the status of independent legal person, consisting of representatives from five major religions in China (namely Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism, and Protestantism) and some religious academics and experts, while most of them are members of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the national committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
Its objectives are to advocate Chinese fine traditional cultures and promote harmony among religions and social stability in China, including harmony between religions and society, among people with different faiths, among believers and non-believers based on great unity and solidarity; to promote China’s religious communities to play a positive role in the country’s economic and social development by organizing its members to carry out activities; to conduct programs in public welfare; to encourage women and youth development; to contribute to ecological construction and advocate peace education. In addition, CCRP also adheres to the principles of friendship, peace, development and cooperation and develop friendly exchanges with international, regional, and national interreligious councils to promote mutual understanding, deepen friendship and expand common ground between religious circles in China and abroad; to facilitate interfaith dialogues and cooperation, and oppose any words and behaviors related to terrorism, separatism, extremism; to advocate peace development and ideas of community with shared future for mankind; to promote world peace and development movement.
CCRP started its fifth session in July 2019, with more than 120 members, and among them, Ven. Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai is President of CCRP, and Mr. Deng Zongliang, is Executive Vice President of CCRP.
CCRP joined the World Conference of Religions for Peace (named Religions for Peace since 2008) in 1994 and the Asian Conference of Religion for Peace (ACRP) in 1996 as the only state affiliate representing China in the two organizations above. (see more information)
MAIN ACTIVITIES
・International Webinar
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NEWS&REPORT
・Annual Report 2020-2021
・CCRP’s activities have been featured in the media.
・International Webinar to Share Experience on Fight against COVID-19
・Work Report on Fight Against COVID-19-CCRP
・Work report of Environment Committee
・Peace Prayers by Chinese Religious Circles
・International Seminar in 2019
・Annual Report 2019-2020
・Message from China Committee on Religion and Peace
・Annual Report 2018-2019
・Annual Report 2017-2018
・Annual Report 2015-2016
・Annual Report 2014-2015