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CPC (The Party in Power)

The Communist Party is the sole party in power in China.
Founded in 1921, the Communist Party of China (CPC) established the People's Republic of China in 1949 through years of armed struggle.
The CPC now has more than 60 million members in more than 3 million grassroots organizations.
The CPC has established formal (through elections within the Party) and informal (appointed by the organization of the higher level) organizations within the Chinese government and various levels and walks of life in the country.

I.The Nature and the Guiding Ideology of the CPC
The Communist Party of China (CPC) is the vanguard of the Chinese working class, the faithful representative of the interests of the Chinese people of all ethnic groups, and the core of leadership of the Chinese socialist cause.  >>More

II. Four basic demands for the building of the Party
--First, uphold the Party's basic line;
--Second, adhere to the principle of emancipating he mind and seeking truth from facts;
--Third, persist in serving the people wholeheartedly; and
--Fourth, uphold democratic centralism.

III. Brief history of the Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China (CPC) was founded on July 1, 1921 in Shanghai, China. After 28 years of struggle, the CPC finally won victory of "new-democratic revolution" and founded the People's Republic of China in 1949. The CPC is the ruling party of China.  >>More

The CPC uses Marxism, Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory as the guidance in its action. >>More
 

V. The political and organizational principle of democratic centralism
1. The basic principle of democratic centralism
2. Organizational principles >>More

VI. Organizations of the Party
1. Central organizations of the Party
2. Local organizations of the Party
3. Grassroots organizations of the Party
4. Leading Party groups
5. Discipline inspection organizations of the Party  >>More

VII. Party members
Members of the CPC are vanguard fighters of the Chinese working class with communist consciousness.
Chinese workers, farmers, soldiers, intellectuals and other revolutionaries at 18 full years of age, who accept the Party Program and Party Constitution, are willing to participate in one Party organization and actively work in it, carry out Party resolutions and pay regular Party dues, may apply for membership in the CPC.  >>More

VIII. CPC's leadership of the country
CPC's leadership over the country is mainly political, ideological and organizational, as reflected mainly in the following aspects:
--First, organize and exercise leadership over the country's legislative and law enforcement activities.
--Second, maintain leadership over the armed forces.
--Third, provide leadership and manage the work of officials.
--Fourth, organize and mobilize the society, and
--Fifth, give importance to ideological and political work.

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