Islamic Association of China

Religious organization based in Beijing, China Islamic Association of China中国伊斯兰教协会Headquarters of the Islamic Association of ChinaFormation1953; 73 years ago (1953)HeadquartersBeijingParent organizationUnited Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist PartyWebsitewww.chinaislam.net.cn The Islamic Association of China (simplified Chinese: 中国伊斯兰教协会; traditional Chinese: 中國伊斯蘭教協會; pinyin: Zhōngguó Yīsīlánjiào Xiéhuì; Uyghur: جۇڭگو ئىسلام دىنى جەمئىيىتى) is the official government supervisory organ for Islam in the People's Republic of China. The association is controlled by the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) following the State Administration for Religious Affairs' absorption into the United Front Work Department in 2018. In international relations, the Islamic Association of China is a major official interlocutor for China with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. History In July 1952, Muslim leaders Burhan Shahidi, Liu Geping, Saifuddin Azizi, Yang Jingren, Pu-sheng, Ma Jian, Pang Shiqian and Ma Yuhuai met in Be