Islamic Association of China

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; Wade–Giles: Chung-kuo I-szŭ-lan-chiao Hsieh-hui 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.

Not to be confused with the Chinese Muslim Association in Taipei.
Islamic Association of China
Formation1953 (1953)
HeadquartersBeijing
Parent organization
United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Websitewww.chinaislam.net.cn
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