Cai Dafeng (; born 1960) is a Chinese politician and architect currently serving as chairperson of the Central Committee of the

China Association for Promoting Democracy The China Association for Promoting Democracy ( zh, s=中国民主促进会, p=Zhōngguó Mínzhǔ Cùjìnhuì) is one of the eight legally recognised minor political parties in the People's Republic of China that follow the direction of the ...

(2017–present) and Vice Chairperson of the 13th

National People's Congress The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (NPC; ), or simply the National People's Congress, is constitutionally the supreme state authority and the national legislature of the People's Republic of China. With 2, ...

Standing Committee A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly. A committee is not itself considered to be a form of assembly. Usually, the assembly sends matters into a committee as a way to explore them more ...

(2018–present). Cai was born in

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

in 1960. From 1978 to 1985 he was educated at

Tongji University Tongji University () is a comprehensive public research university located in Shanghai. Established in 1907 by the German government together with German physicians in Shanghai, Tongji is one of the longest-standing, most selective, and most pr ...

, majoring in architecture, where he graduated in 1985 and obtained a master's degree. In the same year he became a cadre in

Shanghai Museum The Shanghai Museum is a museum of ancient Chinese art, situated on the People's Square in the Huangpu District, Shanghai, Huangpu District of Shanghai, China. Rebuilt at its current location in 1996, it is considered one of China's first world-c ...

. In February 1987, he studied for a doctorate degree in architecture at Tongji University. In October 1990, he served as a lecturer in the Department of Architecture of Tongji University. In September 1993, he served successively as associate professor, professor, associate dean and dean of the Department of Culture and Museology of

Fudan University Fudan University () is a national public research university in Shanghai, China. Fudan is a member of the C9 League, Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First Class University identified by the Ministry of Education of China. It is als ...

. He joined the

in February 1995. In July 1999, he served as Director of the Academic Affairs Office of Fudan University. Since March 2003, he has served as Vice President of Fudan University. In January 2008, he served as deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress. In April 2016, he served as the Vice President of Tongji University. In December 2016, he served as executive vice chairman of the Central Committee of China Association for Promoting Democracy. On December 6, 2017, Cai was elected as the chairman of the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy. On March 17, 2018, he was elected as a Vice Chairman of the

13th National People's Congress The 13th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China was elected from October 2017 to February 2018 and will be in session in the five-year period from 2018 to 2023. It is scheduled to hold five sessions in this period, occurri ...

. On 7 December 2020, pursuant to

Executive Order 13936 Executive Order 13936, entitled "The President’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization", is an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on July 14, 2020. On the same day Trump had signed into law Hong Kong Autonomy Act, one ...

, the

US Department of the Treasury The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States, where it serves as an executive department. The department oversees the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and ...

imposed sanctions on all 14

Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress The Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress () is a political office in China. According to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, Vice Chairmen are responsible for assisting the Chairman in performing ...

, including Cai, for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly."

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cai, Dafeng 1960 births Living people Politicians from Shanghai Chinese architects Tongji University alumni Tongji University faculty Fudan University faculty Members of the Standing Committee of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the Standing Committee of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress Members of the China Association for Promoting Democracy Delegates to the 10th National People's Congress Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress Individuals sanctioned by the United States under the Hong Kong Autonomy Act