I solemnly declare my withdrawal from the Chinese Communist Party, the China Youth League and the Young Pioneers Team. I was deceived by the CCP when I was young and joined the Young Pioneers and CYL. As I grew older, I stopped associating with these groups but never formally withdrew. I now do so.

I was confused and deceived by the CCP when I was young. I joined in 1973. Because I participated in the democratic movement in 1989 and the human rights movement in 1990, the CCP removed my membership in Oct 1994. I was no longer a party member. In fact, I was against the CCP and its cult ideology in the 1980s. I didn't spontaneously declare my withdrawal. I vowed before I joined the party. Now I solemnly declare to void my vow and thoroughly dissociate from the CCP and forever leave the CCP and communism.

At the same time, I hope to use this opportunity to give the CCP's high-level officials and members a bit of advice: They should clearly understand the direction of civil development and thoroughly abandon the CCP and dissociate from the communist cult.

Li Guotao
April 17, 2005

- Original Statement in Chinese, on Withdrawal from the CCP Website
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News reports:

- Shanghai Democratic Activist Li Guotao Withdraws from the CCP, the Epochtimes, Apr 20, 2005