中国消费协会于一九八○年十二月二十六日在北京成立。中国消费者协会的宗旨是维护消费者权益。为什么要建立消费者协会? 党的十一届三中全会以来,党的政策是要在生产发展的基础上,逐步提高消费水平,改善人民生活,使广大群众富裕起来。要正确处理生产与消费的关系,一方面在商品生产发展的基础上适当鼓励消费,另一方面通过消费的增长,促进商品生产发展。因此,建立消费者协会,开展保护消费者利益和指导群众消费的工作,是一件很有意义的事情。中国消费者协会的任务是什么?中国消费者协会是消费者自已的组织,代表消费者的利益,维护消费者的权利,反映消费者的 China Consumers Association was established in Beijing on December 26, 1980. The purpose of China Consumer Association is to safeguard the rights and interests of consumers. Why Consumers’ Association? Since the Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee, the party’s policy is to gradually raise the level of consumption and improve the people’s livelihood on the basis of production and development so as to enrich the broad masses of the people. To correctly handle the relationship between production and consumption, on the one hand, we should encourage consumption on the basis of commodity production and development and, on the other hand, promote the development of commodity production through the growth of consumption. Therefore, the establishment of consumer associations to carry out protection of consumer interests and guide the work of the masses, is a very meaningful thing. What is the mission of China Consumers Association? Consumers Association of China is the consumer’s own organization, on behalf of the interests of consumers, safeguarding the rights of consumers, reflecting the consumer