from participants of the 1978 Chinese Democracy Wall Movement, the 1989 Democracy Movement, and various democracy movements from abroad. The vast majority of its leadership was chosen through fair elections. More than 40 of its leaders have endured the suffering of imprisonment. Until today, more than 20 of its leaders are still in prison. Since the first day of its founding, the Chinese Democracy Party has been receiving close attention and intervention from the government of the United States and other nations. Specifically in 1999 under the leadership of Mr. Wang Xizhe, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights nominated DPC members Xu Wenli, Qin Yongmin and Wang Youcai for the Nobel Peace Prize. See also List of political parties in the People's Republic of China References External links [http://www.cdp.org CDP.org: China Democracy Party' website] China Democracy Party in California CDP2008.org: China Democracy Party USA Headquarters CDP1998.org: China Democratic Party Union Future China Coordinative Service Platform of China Democracy Party − Chinese Constitutional Democratic Transition Research Human Rights Watch.org: Human Rights Chronology: China, Hong Kong, Tibet — (November–December 1998)''. Marketwatch.com: "Yahoo hit with second Chinese dissident lawsuit" 1998 establishments in China Anti-communism in China Anti-communist parties Banned political parties in China Chinese democracy movements Conservative parties in China Human rights in China Liberal conservative parties Liberal parties in Asia Organizations based in Beijing Political parties established in 1998 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre