Young Pioneers of China
| Young Pioneers of China 中国少年先锋队 | |
|---|---|
Motto: 准备着：为共产主义事业而奋斗 — 时刻准备着！ ("To fight for the cause of communism: Be ready! — Always ready!") | |
| Leader | A Dong |
| Founded | 1924 (foundation) 13 October 1949 (official) |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
| Membership | 130,000,000 (2007) |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
| Mother party | |
| International affiliation | International Committee of Children's and Adolescents' Movements (historical) |
| Newspaper | China Children's News China Teenagers' News |
| Website | zgsxd |
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Young Pioneers of China (Chinese: 中国少年先锋队; pinyin: Zhōngguó Shàonián Xiānfēngduì), often shortened to Young Pioneers (Chinese: 少先队; pinyin: Shàoxiānduì) or Red Pioneers,: 60 is a mass youth organization for children aged six to fourteen in the People's Republic of China. It is an affiliated organization of the Communist Youth League of China. The Young Pioneers of China is run by the Communist Youth League, an organization of older youth that comes under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The Young Pioneers of China is similar to Pioneer Movements that exist or existed in many Communist countries around the world.