The Western Returned Scholars Association (WRSA) is a people's organization composed mainly of returned overseas Chinese students from various countries. It is under the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
According to analyst Alex Joske, the WRSA is "the UFWD's primary body for interacting with ethnic Chinese scholars and scientists". It runs the official association for participants for the Thousand Talents Plan. It is managed by the UFWD's Non-Affiliated and Minor Party Intellectuals Work Bureau and led by the CCP Secretariat. In the 2020s, the WRSA has come under greater scrutiny in the West. == Organization ==