The
Communist Youth League of China, also known as the
Young Communist League of China or simply the
Communist Youth League, is a
youth movement of the
People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of fourteen and twenty-eight, run by the
Communist Party of China (CPC). The league is organized on the party pattern. Its leader is its First Secretary, who is also a member of the
CPC Central Committee. The current First Secretary is
Qin Yizhi. The Communist Youth League is responsible also for guiding the activities of the
Young Pioneers (for children below the age of fourteen).