The paper analyzes the situation of china's private business owners in terms of their social status and their political influence and requirements. Based on the data from "the Sampling Survey of China's Entrepreneurs in Private Sector", the authors argue that, with the economic diversification of private business owners, China's entrepreneurs in private sector have increasing political demand. When it comes to their political status, one third of the private business owners are identified as Communist Party members. And the percentage of Party Members is proportional with the scale of capital and production. Since 2002, 50% to 60% businesses where the private entrepreneurs are affiliated with the CPC have established the CPC organizations. Within the businesses where the private entrepreneurs do not join the CPC, since 2002, we still have witnessed 2% to 3% increase biennially in terms of the establishment of CPC organizations. There are about 70% businesses where the private owners themselves take the position as CPC organization leaders. Further, the willingness of joining the CPC among private entrepreneurs increases dramatically.
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