(Amended and adopted at the Sixteenth National Congress of the Communist
Party of China on November 14, 2002)
General Program
Chapter I Membership
Chapter II Organization System of the Party
Chapter III Central Organizations of the Party
Chapter IV Local Organizations of the Party
Chapter V Primary Organizations of the Party
Chapter VI Party Cadres
Chapter VII Party Discipline
Chapter VIII Party Organs for Discipline Inspection
Chapter IX Leading Party Members' Groups
Chapter X Relationship Between the Party and the Communist
Youth League
Chapter XI Party Emblem and Flag
General Program
The Communist Party of China is the vanguard both of the Chinese working
class and of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation. It is the core
of leadership for the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics
and represents the development trend of China's advanced productive forces,
the orientation of China's advanced culture and the fundamental interests
of the overwhelming majority of the Chinese people. The realization of
communism is the highest ideal and ultimate goal of the Party.
The Communist Party of China takes Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought,
Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of Three Represents as
its guide to action.
Marxism-Leninism brings to light the laws governing the development of
the history of human society. Its basic tenets are correct and have tremendous
vitality. The highest ideal of communism pursued by the Chinese Communists
can be realized only when the socialist society is fully developed and
very advanced. The development and improvement of the socialist system
is a long historical process. So long as the Chinese Communists uphold
the basic tenets of Marxism-Leninism and follow the road suited to China's
specific conditions and chosen by the Chinese people of their own accord,
the socialist cause in China will be crowned with final victory.
The Chinese Communists, with Comrade Mao Zedong as their chief representative,
created Mao Zedong Thought by integrating the basic tenets of Marxism-Leninism
with the concrete practice of the Chinese revolution. Mao Zedong Thought
is Marxism-Leninism applied and developed in China; it consists of a body
of theoretical principles concerning the revolution and construction in
China and a summary of experience therein, both of which have been proved
correct by practice; it represents the crystallized, collective wisdom
of the Communist Party of China. Under the guidance of Mao Zedong Thought,
the Communist Party of China led the people of all ethnic groups in their
prolonged revolutionary struggle against imperialism, feudalism and bureaucrat-capitalism,
winning victory for the new-democratic revolution and founding the People's
Republic of China, a people's democratic dictatorship. After the founding
of the People's Republic, it led them in carrying out socialist transformation,
completing the transition from New Democracy to socialism, establishing
the basic system of socialism and developing socialism economically, politically
and culturally.
After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Party Central Committee,
the Chinese Communists, with Comrade Deng Xiaoping as the chief representative,
summed up their experience, both positive and negative, emancipated their
minds, sought truth from facts, shifted the focus of the work of the whole
Party onto economic development and carried out reform and opening to
the outside world, ushering in a new era of development in the cause of
socialism, gradually formulating the line, principles and policies concerning
the building of socialism with Chinese characteristics and expounding
the basic questions concerning the building, consolidating and developing
of socialism in China, and thus founding Deng Xiaoping Theory. Deng Xiaoping
Theory is the outcome of the integration of the basic tenets of Marxism-Leninism
with the practice of contemporary China and the features of the times,
a continuation and development of Mao Zedong Thought under new historical
conditions; it represents a new period of development of Marxism in China,
it is Marxism of contemporary China and it is the crystallized, collective
wisdom of the Communist Party of China. It is guiding the socialist modernization
of our country from victory to victory.
Since the Fourth Plenary Session of the Thirteenth Party Central Committee
and in the practice of building socialism with Chinese characteristics,
the Chinese Communists, with Comrade Jiang Zemin as their chief representative,
have acquired a deeper understanding of what socialism is, how to build
it and what kind of a party to build and how to build it, accumulated
new valuable experience in running the Party and state and formed the
important thought of Three Represents. The important thought of Three
Represents is a continuation and development of Marxism-Leninism, Mao
Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory; it reflects new requirements
for the work of the Party and state arising from the changes in China
and other parts of the world today; it serves as a powerful theoretical
weapon for strengthening and improving Party building and for promoting
self-improvement and development of socialism in China; and it is the
crystallized, collective wisdom of the Communist Party of China. It is
a guiding ideology that the Party must uphold for a long time to come.
Persistent implementation of the "Three Represents" is the foundation
for building our Party, the cornerstone for its governance and the source
of its strength.
China is at the primary stage of socialism and will remain so for a long
period of time. This is a historical stage which cannot be skipped in
socialist modernization in China that is backward economically and culturally.
It will last for over a hundred years. In socialist construction we must
proceed from our specific conditions and take the path to socialism with
Chinese characteristics. At the present stage, the principal contradiction
in Chinese society is one between the ever-growing material and cultural
needs of the people and the low level of production. Owing to both domestic
circumstances and foreign influences, class struggle will continue to
exist within a certain scope for a long time and may possibly grow acute
under certain conditions, but it is no longer the principal contradiction.
In building socialism, our basic task is to further release and develop
the productive forces and achieve socialist modernization step by step
by carrying out reform in those aspects and links of the production relations
and the superstructure that do not conform to the development of the productive
forces. We must uphold and improve the basic economic system, with public
ownership playing a dominant role and diverse forms of ownership developing
side by side as well as the system of distribution under which distribution
according to work is dominant and a variety of modes of distribution coexist,
encourage some areas and some people to become rich first, gradually eliminate
poverty and achieve common prosperity, and continuously meet the people's
ever-growing material and cultural needs on the basis of the growth of
production and social wealth. Development is our Party's top priority
in governing and rejuvenating the country. The general starting point
and criterion for judging all our work should be how it benefits the development
of the productive forces in our socialist society, adds to the overall
strength of our socialist country and improves the people's living standards.
The beginning of the new century marks China's entry into the new stage
of development of building a well-off society in an all-round way and
accelerating socialist modernization. The strategic objectives of economic
and social development at the new stage in the new century are to consolidate
and develop the well-off standard of living initially attained, bring
China into a well-off society of a higher level to the benefit of well
over one billion people by the time of the Party's centenary and bring
the per capita GDP up to the level of moderately developed countries and
realize modernization in the main by the time of the centenary of the
People's Republic of China.
The basic line of the Communist Party of China at the primary stage of
socialism is to lead the people of all our ethnic groups in a concerted,
self-reliant and pioneering effort to turn China into a prosperous, strong,
democratic and culturally advanced modern socialist country by making
economic development our central task while adhering to the Four Cardinal
Principles and persevering in the reform and opening up.
In leading the cause of socialism, the Communist Party of China must persist
in taking economic development as the central task, making all other work
subordinated to and serve this central task. We must lose no time in speeding
up economic development, implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country
through science and education and that of sustainable development, give
full play to the role of science and technology as the primary productive
force. We must take advantage of the advancement of science and technology
to improve the quality of workers and work hard to push forward the economy
with good results, high quality and high speed.
The Four Cardinal Principles -- to keep to the socialist road and to uphold
the people's democratic dictatorship, leadership by the Communist Party
of China, and Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought -- are the foundation
on which to build our country. Throughout the course of socialist modernization
we must adhere to the Four Cardinal Principles and combat bourgeois liberalization.
Reform and opening up are the only way to make our country strong. We
must carry out fundamental reform of the economic structure that hampers
the development of the productive forces, and keep and improve a socialist
market economy; we must also carry out corresponding political restructuring
and reform in other fields. The opening up means all-dimensional opening
up, both externally and internally. We must expand economic and technological
exchanges and cooperation with other countries, make more and better use
of foreign capital, resources and technologies, and assimilate and exploit
the achievements of all other cultures, including all the advanced modes
of operation and methods of management of developed countries in the West
that embody the laws governing modern socialized production. We must be
bold in blazing new trails in the practice of reform and opening up.
The Communist Party of China leads the people in promoting socialist democracy
and building socialist political civilization. It keeps expanding socialist
democracy, strengthens the socialist legal system, rules the country by
law, builds a socialist country under the rule of law and consolidates
the people's democratic dictatorship. The system of people's congresses
and the system of multiparty cooperation and political consultation under
the leadership of the Communist Party of China should continue. The Party
should encourage the people to act as the masters of the country and take
effective measures to protect the people's right to run the affairs of
the state and of society and manage economic and cultural undertakings.
It should encourage the free airing of views and establish and improve
systems and procedures of democratic decision-making and supervision.
State legislation and law enforcement should be strengthened so as to
gradually put all work of the state on a legal footing. Comprehensive
measures for keeping law and order should be taken to maintain the long-term
social stability. Efforts must be made according to law to crack down
on the criminal activities and criminals that endanger national security
and interests, social stability and economic development. We should strictly
distinguish between the two different types of contradictions -- those
between ourselves and the enemy and those among the people, so as to handle
them properly.
The Communist Party of China leads the people in their efforts to build
spiritual civilization as well as material and political civilizations
and to combine ruling the country by law and ruling the country by virtue.
Socialist spiritual civilization provides a powerful ideological driving
force and intellectual support and helps create a good social climate
for economic development, reform and opening up. It is essential to press
ahead with education, science and culture, respect learning and talented
people, raise the ideological, moral, scientific and educational levels
of the entire nation, develop the fine national traditional culture, and
develop a thriving socialist culture. It is essential to inspire the Party
members and the people with the Party's basic line, patriotism, community
spirit and socialist ideology, enhance their sense of national dignity,
self-confidence and self-reliance, imbue the Party members with lofty
ideals of communism, resist corrosion by capitalist and feudal decadent
ideas and wipe out all social evils so that our people will have lofty
ideals, moral integrity, a good education and a strong sense of discipline.
The Communist Party of China persists in its leadership over the People's
Liberation Army and other people's armed forces, builds up the strength
of the People's Liberation Army, and gives full play to its role in consolidating
national defense, defending the motherland and participating in the socialist
modernization drive.
The Communist Party of China upholds and promotes relations of equality,
unity and mutual assistance among all ethnic groups in the country, upholds
and constantly improves the system of regional ethnic autonomy, actively
trains and promotes cadres from among ethnic minorities, and helps them
with economic and cultural development in the areas inhabited by ethnic
minorities so as to achieve common prosperity and all-round progress for
all ethnic groups.
The Communist Party of China unites with all workers, farmers and intellectuals,
and with all the democratic parties, personages without party affiliation
and the patriotic forces of all ethnic groups in China in further expanding
and fortifying the broadest possible patriotic united front embracing
all socialist workers and all patriots who support socialism or who support
the reunification of the motherland. We should constantly work to strengthen
the unity of all the Chinese people, including our compatriots in Hong
Kong and Macao special administrative regions and in Taiwan as well as
overseas Chinese. We should accomplish the great task of reunifying the
motherland in conformity with the principle of "one country, two
systems".
The Communist Party of China stands for developing relations with other
countries in order to bring about a favorable international environment
for China's reform, opening up and modernization. In international affairs,
it adheres to the independent foreign policy of peace, safeguarding China's
independence and sovereignty, opposing hegemonism and power politics,
defending world peace, and promoting human progress. It works to develop
relations between China and other countries on the basis of the five principles
of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual non-aggression,
noninterference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual
benefit, and peaceful coexistence. It strives for the constant development
of good-neighborly relations between China and the surrounding countries
and for the strengthening of the unity and cooperation between China and
other developing countries. The Communist Party of China develops relations
with communist parties and other political parties in other countries
in accordance with the principles of independence, complete equality,
mutual respect and noninterference in each other's internal affairs.
In order to lead the people of all ethnic groups in China in attaining
the great goal of socialist modernization, the Communist Party of China
must adhere to the Party's basic line in strengthening and improving Party
building, persist in the principle that the Party exercises self-discipline
and is strict with its members, and carry forward its fine tradition and
style of work. It must constantly improve its art of leadership and governance,
raise its ability to resist corruption, prevent degeneration and withstand
risks, constantly strengthen its class foundation, expand its mass base
and enhance its creativity, cohesion and combat effectiveness, so that
it will stand forever in the forefront of the times and make itself a
strong nucleus that can lead all the Chinese people in the unceasing march
along the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics. In building
the Party, we must be determined to meet the following four essential
requirements:
First, adhering to the Party's basic line. The whole Party must achieve
unity in thinking and in action with Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important
thought of Three Represents and the Party's basic line and will persevere
in doing so for a long time to come. We must integrate the reform and
the open policy with the Four Cardinal Principles, carry out the Party's
basic line in all fields of endeavor, implement in an all-round way the
Party's basic program for the primary stage of socialism and combat all
"Left" or Right erroneous tendencies, maintaining vigilance
against Right tendencies, primarily against "Left" tendencies.
We must intensify the building of leading bodies at all levels, selecting
and promoting cadres who have scored outstanding achievements in their
public service and have won the trust of the masses in the reform, opening
up and the modernization drive, and train and cultivate millions of successors
to the cause of socialism, thus ensuring organizationally the implementation
of the Party's basic line and program.
Second, persevering in emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts
and keeping pace with the times. The Party's ideological line is to proceed
from reality in handling all matters, to integrate theory with practice,
to seek truth from facts, and to verify and develop the truth through
practice. Party members must adhere to this ideological line, explore
new ways, boldly experiment with new methods, go in for innovation, work
creatively, constantly study new situations, review new experience and
solve new problems, and enrich and develop Marxism in practice.
Third, persevering in serving the people wholeheartedly. The Party has
no special interests of its own apart from the interests of the working
class and the broadest masses of the people. At all times the Party gives
top priority to the interests of the people, shares weal and woe with
them and keeps in closest contact with them, and it does not allow any
member to become divorced from the masses or place himself above them.
The Party follows the mass line in its work, doing everything for the
masses, relying on them in every task, carrying out the principle "from
the masses, to the masses", and translating its correct views into
conscious action of the masses. The biggest political advantage of our
Party lies in its close ties with the masses while the biggest potential
danger for it as a ruling party comes from its divorce from them. The
Party's style of work and its maintenance of ties with the masses of the
people are a matter of vital importance to the Party, and the Party persistently
opposes corruption, exerting great efforts to improve its style of work
and make itself clean and honest.
Fourth, upholding democratic centralism. Democratic centralism is a combination
of centralism on the basis of democracy and democracy under centralized
guidance. It is the fundamental organizational principle of the Party
and is also the mass line applied in the Party's political activities.
Within the Party, democracy and the initiative and creativity of Party
organizations at all levels as well as the vast number of Party members
must be given full play. Correct centralism must be practiced so as to
ensure concerted action in the whole Party and prompt and effective implementation
of its decisions. The sense of organization and discipline must be strengthened,
and all members are equal before Party discipline. Supervision over leading
organs of the Party and over Party members holding leading positions must
be strengthened and the system of inner-Party supervision constantly improved.
In its internal political activities, the Party conducts criticism and
self-criticism in the correct way, waging ideological struggles over matters
of principles, upholding truth and rectifying mistakes. Diligent efforts
must be made to create a political situation in which there are both centralism
and democracy, both discipline and freedom, both unity of will and personal
ease of mind and liveliness.
Leadership by the Party means mainly political, ideological and organizational
leadership. The Party must meet the requirements of reform, opening up
and the socialist modernization drive and strengthen and improve its leadership.
Acting on the principle that the Party commands the overall situation
and coordinates the efforts of all quarters, the Party must play the role
as the core of leadership among all other organizations at the corresponding
levels. It must concentrate on leading economic development, organize
and coordinate all forces in a concerted effort to focus on economic development.
The Party must practice democratic and scientific decision-making; formulate
and implement the correct line, principles and policies; do its organizational,
publicity and educational work well and make sure that all Party members
play an exemplary and vanguard role. The Party must conduct its activities
within the framework of the Constitution and other laws. It must see to
it that the legislative, judicial and administrative organs of the state
and the economic, cultural and people's organizations work with initiative
and independent responsibility and in harmony. The Party must strengthen
its leadership over the trade unions, the Communist Youth League organizations,
the women's federations and other mass organizations, and give full scope
to their roles. The Party must adapt itself to the march of events and
changing circumstances, improving its system and style of leadership and
raising its governing capacity. Party members must work in close cooperation
with the vast number of non-Party people in the common endeavor to build
socialism with Chinese characteristics.TOP
Chapter I Membership
Article 1 Any Chinese worker, farmer, member of the armed forces, intellectual
or any advanced element of other social strata who has reached the age
of eighteen and who accepts the Party's Program and Constitution and is
willing to join and work actively in one of the Party organizations, carry
out the Party's decisions and pay membership dues regularly may apply
for membership in the Communist Party of China.
Article 2 Members of the Communist Party of China are vanguard fighters
of the Chinese working class imbued with communist consciousness.
Members of the Communist Party of China must serve the people wholeheartedly,
dedicate their whole lives to the realization of communism, and be ready
to make any personal sacrifices.
Members of the Communist Party of China are at all times ordinary members
of the working people. Communist Party members must not seek personal
gain or privileges, although the relevant laws and policies provide them
with personal benefits and job-related functions and powers.
Article 3 Party members must fulfill the following duties:
(1) To conscientiously study Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng
Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of Three Represents, study the
Party's line, principles, policies and decisions, acquire essential knowledge
concerning the Party, obtain general, scientific and professional knowledge
and work diligently to enhance their ability to serve the people.
(2) To implement the Party's basic line, principles and policies, take
the lead in reform, opening up and socialist modernization, encourage
the people to work hard for economic development and social progress and
play an exemplary and vanguard role in production, work, study and social
activities.
(3) To adhere to the principle that the interests of the Party and the
people stand above everything else, subordinating their personal interests
to the interests of the Party and the people, being the first to bear
hardships and the last to enjoy comforts, working selflessly for the public
interests and working to contribute more.
(4) To conscientiously observe the Party discipline, abide by the laws
and regulations of the state in an exemplary way, rigorously guard secrets
of the Party and state, execute the Party's decisions, and accept any
job and actively fulfill any task assigned them by the Party.
(5) To uphold the Party's solidarity and unity, be loyal to and honest
with the Party, match words with deeds, firmly oppose all factions and
small-clique activities and oppose double-dealing and scheming of any
kind.
(6) To earnestly engage in criticism and self-criticism, boldly expose
and correct shortcomings and mistakes in work and resolutely combat corruption
and other malpractices.
(7) To maintain close ties with the masses, disseminate the Party's views
among them, consult with them when problems arise, keep the Party informed
of their views and demands in good time and defend their legitimate interests.
(8) To promote new socialist ways and customs and advocate communist ethics.
To step forward and fight bravely in times of difficulty or danger, daring
to make any sacrifice to defend the interests of the country and the people.
Article 4 Party members enjoy the following rights:
(1) To attend relevant Party meetings, read relevant Party documents,
and benefit from the Party's education and training.
(2) To participate in the discussion of questions concerning the Party's
policies at Party meetings and in Party newspapers and journals.
(3) To make suggestions and proposals regarding the work of the Party.
(4) To make well-grounded criticism of any Party organization or member
at Party meetings, to present information or charges against any Party
organization or member concerning violations of discipline or the law
to the Party in a responsible way, to demand disciplinary measures against
such a member, or call for dismissal or replacement of any incompetent
cadre.
(5) To participate in voting and elections and to stand for election.
(6) To attend, with the right of self-defense, discussions held by Party
organizations to decide on disciplinary measures to be taken against themselves
or to appraise their work and behavior; other Party members may also bear
witness or argue on their behalf.
(7) In case of disagreement with a Party decision or policy, to make reservations
and present their views to Party organizations at higher levels even up
to the Central Committee, provided that they resolutely carry out the
decision or policy while it is in force.
(8) To put forward any request, appeal, or complaint to higher Party organizations
even up to the Central Committee and ask the organizations concerned for
a responsible reply.
No Party organization, up to and including the Central Committee, has
the right to deprive any Party member of the above-mentioned rights.
Article 5 New Party members must be admitted through a Party branch, and
the principle of individual admission must be adhered to.
An applicant for Party membership must fill in an application form and
be recommended by two full Party members. The application must be accepted
at a general membership meeting of the Party branch concerned and approved
by the next higher Party organization, and the applicant must undergo
observation for a probationary period before being granted full membership.
Party members who recommend an applicant must make genuine efforts to
acquaint themselves with the applicant's ideology, character, personal
record and work performance and explain to each applicant the Party's
program and Constitution, qualifications for membership and the duties
and rights of members, and must make a responsible report to the Party
organization on the matter.
The Party branch committee must canvass the opinions of persons concerned,
inside and outside the Party, about an applicant for Party membership
and, after establishing the latter's qualification following rigorous
examination, submit the application to a general membership meeting for
discussion.
Before approving the admission of applicants for Party membership, the
next higher Party organization concerned must appoint people to talk with
them, in order to get to know them better and help deepen their understanding
of the Party.
In special circumstances, the Central Committee of the Party or the Party
committee of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under
the Central Government may admit new Party members directly.
Article 6 A probationary Party member must take an admission oath in front
of the Party flag. The oath reads: It is my will to join the Communist
Party of China, uphold the Party's program, observe the provisions of
the Party Constitution, fulfill a Party member's duties, carry out the
Party's decisions, strictly observe Party discipline, guard Party secrets,
be loyal to the Party, work hard, fight for communism throughout my life,
be ready at all times to sacrifice my all for the Party and the people,
and never betray the Party.
Article 7 The probationary period of a probationary member is one year.
The Party organization should make serious efforts to educate and observe
the probationary members.
Probationary members have the same duties as full members. They enjoy
the rights of full members except those of participating in voting and
elections and standing for election.
Upon the expiration of the probationary period of a probationary member,
the Party branch concerned should promptly discuss whether he is qualified
for full membership. A probationary member who conscientiously performs
his duties and is qualified for full membership shall be granted full
membership as scheduled; if continued observation and education are needed,
the probationary period may be extended, but by no more than one year;
if a probationary member fails to perform his duties and is found to be
unqualified for full membership, his probationary membership shall be
annulled. Any decision to grant a probationary member full membership,
extend a probationary period, or annul a probationary membership must
be made through discussion held by the general membership meeting of the
Party branch concerned and approved by the next higher Party organization.
The probationary period of a probationary member begins from the day the
general membership meeting of the Party branch admits him as a probationary
member. The Party standing of a member begins from the day he is granted
full membership on the expiration of the probationary period.
Article 8 Every Party member, irrespective of position, must be organized
into a branch, cell or other specific unit of the Party to participate
in the regular activities of the Party organization and accept supervision
by the masses inside and outside the Party. Leading Party cadres must
attend democratic meetings held by the Party committee or leading Party
members' groups. There shall be no privileged Party members who do not
participate in the regular activities of the Party organization and do
not accept supervision by the masses inside and outside the Party.
Article 9 Party members are free to withdraw from the Party. When a Party
member asks to withdraw, the Party branch concerned shall, after discussion
by its general membership meeting, remove his name from the Party rolls,
make the removal public and report it to the next higher Party organization
for the record.
The Party branch shall try to educate the Party member who lacks revolutionary
will, fails to fulfill the duties of a Party member, or is not qualified
for membership and require him to correct his mistakes within the time.
If he remains incorrigible after education, he should be persuaded to
withdraw from the Party. The case shall be discussed and decided by the
general membership meeting of the Party branch concerned and submitted
to the next higher Party organization for approval. If the Party member
being persuaded to withdraw refuses to do so, the case shall be submitted
to the general membership meeting of the Party branch concerned for discussion
to decide on the removal of his name from the Party rolls, after which
the decision shall be submitted to the next higher Party organization
for approval.
A Party member who fails to take part in regular Party activities, pay
membership dues or do work assigned by the Party for six successive months
without good reason is regarded as having given up membership. The general
membership meeting of the Party branch concerned shall decide on the removal
of such a person's name from the Party rolls and report it to the next
higher Party organization for approval. TOP
Chapter II Organization System of the
Party
Article 10 The Party is an integral body organized under its program
and Constitution on the principle of democratic centralism. The basic
principles of democratic centralism as practiced by the Party are as follows:
(1) Individual Party members are subordinate to the Party organization,
the minority is subordinate to the majority, the lower Party organizations
are subordinate to the higher Party organizations, and all the constituent
organizations and members of the Party are subordinate to the National
Congress and the Central committee of the Party.
(2) The Party's leading bodies at all levels are elected except for the
representative organs dispatched by them and the leading Party members'
groups in non-Party organizations.
(3) The highest leading body of the Party is the National Congress and
the Central Committee elected by it. The leading bodies of local Party
organizations are the Party congresses at their respective levels and
the Party committees elected by them. Party committees are responsible,
and report their work, to the Party congresses at their respective levels.
(4) Higher Party organizations shall pay constant attention to the views
of lower organizations and the rank-and-file Party members, and solve
in good time the problems they raise. Lower Party organizations shall
report on their work to, and request instructions from, higher Party organizations;
at the same time, they shall handle, independently and in a responsible
manner, matters within their jurisdiction. Higher and lower Party organizations
should exchange information and support and supervise each other. Party
organizations at all levels should enable Party members to keep well informed
of inner-Party affairs and to have as many opportunities as possible to
involve themselves in them.
(5) Party committees at all levels function on the principle of combining
collective leadership with individual responsibility based on division
of labor. All major issues shall be decided upon by the Party committees
after discussion in accordance with the principle of collective leadership,
democratic centralism, individual consultations and decision by meetings.
The members of the Party committees should earnestly perform their duties
in accordance with the collective decisions taken and division of labor.
(6) The Party forbids all forms of personality cult. It is necessary to
ensure that the activities of the Party leaders are subject to the supervision
of the Party and the people, and at the same time to uphold the prestige
of all the leaders who represent the interests of the Party and the people.
Article 11 The election of delegates to Party congresses and of members
of Party committees at all levels should reflect the will of the voters.
Elections shall be held by secret ballot. The lists of candidates shall
be submitted to the Party organizations and voters for full deliberation
and discussion. The election procedure in which the number of candidates
nominated is greater than the number of persons to be elected may be used
directly in a formal election or this procedure may be used first in a
preliminary election in order to draw up a list of candidates for the
formal election. The voters have the right to inquire about the candidates,
demand a change or reject one in favor of another. No organization or
individual shall in any way compel voters to elect or not to elect any
candidate.
If any violation of the Party Constitution occurs in the election of delegates
to a local Party congress or to Party congresses at the primary level,
the Party committee at the next higher level, after investigation and
verification, should decide to declare the election invalid and take appropriate
measures. The decision shall be reported to the Party committee at the
next higher level for checking and approval before it is formally announced
and implemented.
Article 12 When necessary, the Central Committee of the Party and the
local Party committees at all levels will convene conferences of delegates
to discuss and decide on major problems that require timely solution.
The number of delegates to such conferences and the procedure governing
their election shall be determined by the Party committees convening them.
Article 13 The formation of a new Party organization or the dissolution
of an existing one shall be decided upon by the higher Party organizations.
The Central Committee of the Party and the local Party committees at all
levels may send out their representative organs.
When the congress of a local Party organization at any level or the congress
of Party organization at the primary level is not in session, the next
higher Party organization may, when it deems it necessary, transfer or
appoint responsible members of that organization.
Article 14 When making decisions on important questions affecting the
lower organizations, the leading bodies of the Party at all levels should,
under normal circumstances, solicit opinions of the lower organizations.
Measures should be taken to ensure that the lower organizations can exercise
their functions and powers normally. Except in special circumstances,
higher leading bodies should not interfere with matters that ought to
be handled by lower organizations.
Article 15 Only the Central Committee of the Party has the power to make
decisions on major policies of a nationwide character. Party organizations
of various departments and localities may make suggestions with regard
to such policies to the Central Committee, but shall not make any decisions
or publicize their views outside the Party without authorization.
Lower Party organizations must firmly implement the decisions of higher
Party organizations. If lower organizations consider that any decisions
of higher organizations do not suit the specific conditions in their localities
or departments, they may demand modification. If the higher organizations
insist on their original decisions, the lower organizations must carry
out such decisions and refrain from publicly voicing their differences,
but retain the right to report to the next higher Party organization.
Newspapers, journals and other means of publicity run by Party organizations
at all levels must disseminate the line, principles, policies and decisions
of the Party.
Article 16 When discussing and making decisions on any matter, Party organizations
must keep to the principle of subordination of the minority to the majority.
A vote must be taken when major issues are decided on. Serious consideration
should be given to the differing views of a minority. In case of controversy
over major issues in which supporters of the two opposing views are nearly
equal in number, except in emergencies where action must betaken in accordance
with the majority view, the decision should be put off to allow for further
investigation, study and exchange of opinions followed by another vote.
Under special circumstances, the controversy may be reported to the next
higher Party organization for a ruling.
When, on behalf of the Party organization, an individual Party member
is to express views on major issues beyond the scope of the existing decisions
of the Party organizations, the content must be referred to the Party
organization for prior discussion and decision, or referred to the next
higher Party organization for instructions. No Party member, whatever
his position, is allowed to make decisions on major issues on his own.
In an emergency, when a decision by an individual is unavoidable, the
matter must be reported to the Party organization immediately afterwards.
No leader is allowed to take decisions arbitrarily on his own or to place
himself above the Party organization.
Article 17 The central, local and primary organizations of the Party must
all pay great attention to Party building. They shall regularly discuss
and examine the Party's work in publicity, education, organization and
discipline inspection, its mass work and united front work. They must
carefully study ideological and political developments inside and outside
the Party. TOP
Chapter III Central Organizations of
the Party
Article 18 The National Congress of the Party is held once every five
years and convened by the Central Committee. It may be convened before
the normally scheduled date if the Central Committee deems it necessary
or if more than one-third of the organizations at the provincial level
so request. Except under extraordinary circumstances, the Congress may
not be postponed.
The number of delegates to the National Congress of the Party and the
procedure governing their election shall be determined by the Central
Committee.
Article 19 The functions and powers of the National Congress of the Party
are as follows:
(1) To hear and examine the reports of the Central Committee;
(2) To hear and examine the reports of the Central Commission for Discipline
Inspection;
(3) To discuss and decide on major questions concerning the Party;
(4) To revise the Constitution of the Party;
(5) To elect the Central Committee; and
(6) To elect the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Article 20 The powers and functions of the National Conference of the
Party are as follows: to discuss and make decisions on major questions;
and to replace members and elect additional members of the Central Committee
and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. The number of members
and alternate members of the Central Committee to be replaced or newly
elected shall not exceed one-fifth of the respective totals of members
and alternate members of the Central Committee elected by the National
Congress of the Party.
Article 21 The Central Committee of the Party is elected for a term of
five years. However, when the next National Congress is convened before
or after its normally scheduled date, the term shall be correspondingly
shortened or extended. Members and alternate members of the Central Committee
must have a Party standing of five years or more. The number of members
and alternate members of the Central Committee shall be determined by
the National Congress. Vacancies on the Central Committee shall be filled
by its alternate members in the order of the number of votes by which
they were elected.
The Central Committee of the Party meets in plenary session at least once
a year, and such sessions are convened by its Political Bureau.
When the National Congress is not in session, the Central Committee carries
out its decisions, directs the entire work of the Party and represents
the Communist Party of China in its external relations.
Article 22 The Political Bureau, the Standing Committee of the Political
Bureau and the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party
are elected by the Central Committee in plenary session. The General Secretary
of the Central Committee must be a member of the Standing Committee of
the Political Bureau.
When the Central Committee is not in session, the Political Bureau and
its Standing Committee exercise the functions and powers of the Central
Committee.
The Secretariat of the Central Committee is the working body of the Political
Bureau of the Central Committee and its Standing Committee. The members
of the Secretariat are nominated by the Standing Committee of the Political
Bureau of the Central Committee and are subject to endorsement by the
Central Committee in plenary session.
The General Secretary of the Central Committee is responsible for convening
the meetings of the Political Bureau and its Standing Committee and presides
over the work of the Secretariat.
The members of the Military Commission of the Central Committee are decided
on by the Central Committee.
The central leading bodies and leaders elected by each Central Committee
shall, when the next National Congress is in session, continue to preside
over the Party's day-to-day work until the new central leading bodies
and leaders are elected by the next Central Committee.
Article 23 Party organizations in the Chinese People's Liberation Army
carry on their work in accordance with the instructions of the Central
Committee. The political work organ of the Military Commission of the
Central Committee is the General Political Department of the Chinese People's
Liberation Army; the General Political Department directs Party and political
work in the army. The organizational system and organs of the Party in
the armed forces are prescribed by the Military Commission of the Central
Committee. TOP
Chapter IV Local Organizations of the
Party
Article 24 The Party congress of a province, autonomous region, municipality
directly under the Central Government, city divided into districts, or
autonomous prefecture is held once every five years.
The Party congress of a county (banner), autonomous county, city not divided
into districts, or municipal district is held once every five years.
Local Party congresses are convened by the Party committees at the corresponding
levels. Under extraordinary circumstances, they may be held before or
after their normally scheduled dates upon approval by the next higher
Party committees.
The number of delegates to the local Party congresses at any level and
the procedure governing their election are determined by the Party committees
at the corresponding levels and should be reported to the next higher
Party committees for approval.
Article 25 The functions and powers of the local Party congresses at all
levels are as follows:
(1) To hear and examine the reports of the Party committees at the corresponding
levels;
(2) To hear and examine the reports of the commissions for discipline
inspection at the corresponding levels;
(3) To discuss and decide on major issues in the given areas; and
(4) To elect the Party committees and commissions for discipline inspection
at the corresponding levels.
Article 26 The Party committee of a province, autonomous region, municipality
directly under the Central Government, city divided into districts, or
autonomous prefecture is elected for a term of five years. The members
and alternate members of such a committee must have a Party standing of
five years or more.
The Party committee of a county (banner), autonomous county, city not
divided into districts, or municipal district is elected for a term of
five years. The members and alternate members of such a committee must
have a Party standing of three years or more.
When local Party congresses at various levels are convened before or after
their normally scheduled dates, the terms of the committees elected by
the previous congresses shall be correspondingly shortened or extended.
The number of members and alternate members of the local Party committees
at various levels shall be determined by the next higher committees. Vacancies
on the local Party committees at various levels shall be filled by their
alternate members in the order of the number of votes by which they were
elected.
The local Party committees at various levels meet in plenary session at
least twice a year.
Local Party committees at various levels shall, when the Party congresses
of the given areas are not in session, carry out the directives of the
next higher Party organizations and the decisions of the Party.
Congresses at the corresponding levels, direct work in their own areas
and report on it to the next higher Party committees at regular intervals.
Article 27 Local Party committees at various levels elect, at their plenary
sessions, their standing committees, secretaries and deputy secretaries
and report the results to the higher Party committees for approval. The
standing committees of local Party committees at various levels exercise
the powers and functions of local Party committees when the latter are
not in session. They continue to handle the day-to-day work when the next
Party congresses at their levels are in session, until the new standing
committees are elected.
Article 28 A prefectural Party committee, or an organization analogous
to it, is the representative organ dispatched by a provincial or an autonomous
regional Party committee to a prefecture covering several counties, autonomous
counties or cities. It exercises leadership over the work in the given
region as authorized by the provincial or autonomous regional Party committee. TOP
Chapter V Primary Organizations of
the Party
Article 29 Primary Party organizations are formed in enterprises, rural
areas, government departments, schools, scientific research institutes,
communities, mass organizations, intermediaries, companies of the People's
Liberation Army and other basic units, where there are at least three
full Party members.
In primary organizations, primary Party committees and committees of general
Party branches or Party branches are set up as the work requires and according
to the number of Party members, subject to approval by the higher Party
organizations. A primary Party committee is elected by a general membership
meeting or a delegate meeting. The committee of a general Party branch
or a Party branch is elected by a general membership meeting.
Article 30 A Primary Party committee is elected for a term of three to
five years, while a general Party branch committee or a Party branch committee
is elected for a term of two or three years. Results of the election of
a secretary and deputy secretaries by a primary Party committee, general
branch committee or branch committee shall be reported to the higher Party
organizations for approval.
Article 31 The primary Party organizations are militant bastions of the
Party in the basic units of society, where all the Party's work proceeds
and they serve as the foundation of its fighting capacity. Their main
tasks are:
(1) To disseminate and carry out the Party's line, principles and policies,
the decisions of the Central Committee of the Party and other higher Party
organizations, and their own decisions; to give full play to the exemplary,
vanguard role of Party members, and to unite and organize the cadres and
the rank of file inside and outside the Party to fulfill the tasks of
their own units.
(2) To organize Party members to conscientiously study Marxism-Leninism,
Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of Three
Represents, the Party's line, principles, policies and decisions, acquire
essential knowledge concerning the Party and obtain general, scientific
and professional knowledge.
(3) To educate and supervise Party members, raise the overall quality
of the Party membership, cultivate their Party spirit, ensure their regular
participation in the activities of the Party organizations, make criticism
and self-criticism, maintain and observe Party discipline, see that Party
members truly fulfill their duties and protect their rights from encroachment.
(4) To maintain close ties with the masses, constantly seek their criticisms
and opinions regarding Party members and the Party's work, safeguard the
legitimate rights and interests of the masses and do effective ideological
and political work among them.
(5) To give full scope to the initiative and creativeness of Party members
and the masses and to discover, nurture and recommend fine, talented people
from among Party members and the masses and encourage them to contribute
their skills and learning to the reform, opening up and the socialist
modernization drive.
(6) To educate and train the activists who apply for Party membership,
attend to the routine work concerning the recruitment of new members and
attach great importance to recruiting Party members from among those in
the forefront of production and work and from among young people.
(7) To see to it that Party and non-Party cadres strictly observe the
law and administrative discipline and the financial and economic statutes
and personnel regulations of the state and that none of them infringe
on the interests of the state, the collective or the masses.
(8) To encourage Party members and the masses to conscientiously resist
unhealthy practices and wage resolute struggles against all illegal and
criminal activities.
Article 32 The primary Party committees in communities, townships and
towns and the Party organizations in villages and communities provide
leadership for the work in their localities and assist administrative
departments, economic institutions and self-governing mass organizations
in fully exercising their functions and powers.
In a state-owned or collective enterprise, the primary Party organization
acts as the political nucleus and works for the operation of the enterprise.
The primary Party organization guarantees and supervises the implementation
of the principles and policies of the Party and the state in its own enterprise
and backs the meeting of shareholders, board of directors, board of supervisors
and manager (factory director) in the exercise of their functions and
powers according to law. It relies wholeheartedly on the workers and office
staff, supports the work of the congresses of representatives of workers
and office staff and participates in making final decisions on major questions
in the enterprise. It works to improve its own organization and provides
leadership over ideological and political work, efforts for cultural and
ethical progress and the trade unions, the Communist Youth League and
other mass organizations.
In a non-public economic institution, the primary Party organization carries
out the Party's principles and policies, provides guidance to and supervises
the enterprise in observing the laws and regulations of the state, exercises
leadership over the trade union, the Communist Youth League organization
and other mass organizations, rallies the workers and office staff around
it, safeguards the legitimate rights and interests of all quarters and
stimulates the healthy development of the enterprise.
In an institution where the administrative leaders assume full responsibility,
the primary Party organization acts as the political nucleus. In an institution
where the administrative leaders assume full responsibility under the
leadership of the Party committee, the primary Party organization discusses
and decides on major issues and at the same time ensures that the administrative
leaders are able to fully exercise their functions and powers.
In offices of the Party or the state at all levels, the primary Party
organizations assist the chief administrators in fulfilling their tasks
and improving their work. They exercise supervision over all Party members,
including the chief administrators who are Party members, but do not direct
the work of their units. TOP
Chapter VI Party Cadres
Article 33 Party cadres are the backbone of the Party's cause and public
servants of the people. The Party selects its cadres according to the
principle that they should possess both political integrity and professional
competence, adheres to the practice of appointing people on their merits
and opposes favoritism; it exerts genuine efforts to make the ranks of
the cadres more revolutionary, younger in average age, better educated
and more professionally competent.
The Party attaches great importance to education, training, selection
and assessment of cadres, especially to the training and selection of
outstanding young cadres. The Party actively promotes the reform of the
cadre system.
The Party attaches great importance to the training and promotion of women
cadres and cadres from among the ethnic minorities.
Article 34 Leading Party cadres at all levels must show exemplary performance
in carrying out their duties as Party members prescribed in Article 3
of this Constitution and must meet the following basic requirements:
(1) Know Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory
well enough to perform their duties, earnestly put the important thought
of Three Represents into practice, try hard to analyze and solve practical
problems with the stand, viewpoint and methods of Marxism, keep stressing
study, political awareness and integrity, and be able to stand the test
of all trials and tribulations.
(2) Have the grand ideal of communism and firm conviction in socialism
with Chinese characteristics, firmly implement the Party's basic line,
principles and policies, be determined to carry out the reform and opening
to the outside world, devote themselves to the cause of modernization
and work hard to start undertakings and make solid achievements in socialist
construction.
(3) Persist in emancipating their minds, seeking truth from facts, keeping
pace with the times and blazing new trails in a pioneering spirit; conduct
earnest investigations and studies so as to be able to integrate the Party's
principles and policies with the actual conditions in their localities
or departments and work efficiently; tell the truth, do practical work,
seek tangible results and oppose formalism.
(4) Be fervently dedicated to the revolutionary cause and imbued with
a strong sense of political responsibility, have practical experience,
and be qualified for leading posts in organizational ability, general
education and vocational knowledge.
(5) Properly exercise the power invested in them by the people, handle
matters according to law, be upright and clean and work diligently for
the people, set an example by their own actions, work hard and live simply,
maintain close ties with the masses, uphold the Party's mass line, conscientiously
accept the criticism and supervision of the Party and the masses, exercise
self-respect, self-examination, self-caution and self-motivation, combat
bureaucratism, and fight against malpractices such as abuse of power for
personal gain.
(6) Uphold the Party's system of democratic centralism, maintain a democratic
style of work, take the overall situation into consideration, and be good
at uniting and working with other comrades, including those who hold differing
opinions.
Article 35 Party cadres should be able to cooperate with non-Party cadres,
respect them and be open-minded in learning from their strong points.
Party organizations at all levels must be good at discovering and recommending
talented non-Party cadres with practical learning for leading posts, and
ensure that the latter enjoy authority commensurate with their posts and
can fully play their roles.
Article 36 Leading Party cadres at all levels, whether elected through
democratic procedure or appointed by a leading body, are not entitled
to lifelong tenure, and they can be transferred from or relieved of their
posts.
Cadres no longer fit to continue working due to old age or poor health
should retire according to the regulations of the state. TOP
Chapter VII Party Discipline
Article 37 Party discipline refers to the rules of conduct that must
be observed by Party organizations at all levels and by all Party members.
It is the guarantee that the unity and solidarity of the Party are safeguarded
and that the tasks of the Party are accomplished. Party organizations
must strictly observe and maintain Party discipline. A Communist Party
member must conscientiously act within the bounds of Party discipline.
Article 38 Party organizations should criticize, educate or take disciplinary
measures against members who violate Party discipline, depending on the
nature and seriousness of their mistakes and in the spirit of "learning
from past mistakes to avoid future ones, and curing the sickness to save
the patient".
Party members who have seriously violated criminal law shall be expelled
from the Party.
It is strictly forbidden in the Party to take any measures against a member
that contravene the Party Constitution or the laws of the state, or to
retaliate against or frame a member. Any offending organization or individual
must be dealt with according to Party discipline and the laws of the state.
Article 39 There are five measures for enforcing Party discipline: warning,
serious warning, removal from Party posts, probation within the Party,
and expulsion from the Party.
The period for which a Party member is placed on probation shall not exceed
two years. During that period, the Party member concerned has no right
to participate in voting or elections or stand for election. A Party member
who during that time truly rectifies his mistake shall have his rights
as a Party member restored. Party members who refuse to mend their ways
shall be expelled from the Party.
Expulsion is the ultimate Party disciplinary measure. In deciding on or
approving an expulsion, Party organizations at all levels should study
all the relevant facts and opinions and exercise extreme caution.
Article 40 Any disciplinary measure to be taken against a Party member
must be discussed and decided on at a general membership meeting of the
Party branch concerned, and reported to the primary Party committee concerned
for approval. If the case is relatively important or complicated, or involves
the expulsion of a member, it shall be reported to a Party commission
for discipline inspection at or above the county level for examination
and approval, in accordance with the specific situation. Under special
circumstances, a Party committee or a commission for discipline inspection
at or above the county level has the authority to decide directly on disciplinary
measures to be taken against a Party member.
Any decision to remove a member or alternate member of the Central Committee
or a local committee at any level from his posts within the Party, to
place such a person on probation within the Party or to expel him from
the Party must be approved by a two-thirds majority vote at a plenary
meeting of the Party committee to which he belongs. In special circumstances,
the decision may betaken first by the Standing Committee of the Political
Bureau of the Central Committee or the standing committee of a local Party
committee, pending confirmation at the plenary meeting of the Party committee.
Such a disciplinary measure against a member or alternate member of a
local Party committee is subject to approval by the higher Party committee.
A member or alternate member of the Central Committee who has seriously
violated the criminal law shall be expelled from the Party on decision
by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee; a member or alternate
member of a local Party committee who has seriously violated criminal
law shall be expelled from the Party on decision by the standing committee
of the Party committee at the corresponding level.
Article 41 When a Party organization is deciding on a disciplinary measure
against a Party member, it should investigate and verify the facts in
an objective way. The Party member in question must be informed of a decision
regarding any disciplinary measure to be taken and of the facts on which
it is based. The person concerned must be given a chance to account for
himself and speak in his own defense. If the member does not accept the
decision, he can appeal, and the Party organization concerned must promptly
deal with or forward his appeal, and must not withhold or suppress it.
Those who cling to erroneous views and unjustifiable demands shall be
educated by criticism.
Article 42 If a Party organization fails to uphold Party discipline, it
must be investigated.
In case a Party organization seriously violates Party discipline and is
unable to rectify the mistake on its own, the next higher Party committee
should, after verifying the facts and considering the seriousness of the
case, decide on the reorganization or dissolution of the organization,
report the decision to the Party committee at the next higher level for
examination and approval, and then formally announce and carry out the
decision. TOP
Chapter VIII Party Organs for Discipline
Inspection
Article 43 The Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection functions
under the leadership of the Central Committee of the Party. The Party's
local commissions for discipline inspection at all levels and primary
commissions for discipline inspection function under the dual leadership
of the Party committees at the corresponding levels and the next higher
commissions for discipline inspection.
The Party's commissions for discipline inspection at all levels serve
a term of the same duration as the Party committees at the corresponding
levels.
The Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection elects, in plenary
session, its standing committee, secretary and deputy secretaries and
reports the results to the Central Committee for approval. Local commissions
for discipline inspection at all levels elect, at their plenary sessions,
their respective standing committees, secretaries and deputy secretaries.
The results of the elections are subject to endorsement by the Party committees
at the corresponding levels and should be reported to the next higher
Party committees for approval. The question of whether a primary Party
committee should set up a commission for discipline inspection or simply
appoint a discipline inspection commissioner shall be determined by the
next higher Party organization in light of the specific circumstances.
The committees of general Party branches and Party branches shall have
discipline inspection commissioners.
The Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection shall, when its
work so requires, accredit discipline inspection groups or commissioners
to Party or state organs at the central level. Leaders of the discipline
inspection groups or discipline inspection commissioners may attend relevant
meetings of the leading Party organizations in the said organs as non-voting
participants. The leading Party organizations in the organs concerned
must support their work.
Article 44 The main tasks of the Party's commissions for discipline inspection
at all levels are as follows: to uphold the Constitution and other statutes
of the Party, to check up on the implementation of the line, principles,
policies and decisions of the Party and to assist the respective Party
committees in improving the Party's style of work and in organizing and
coordinating the work against corruption.
The commissions for discipline inspection at all levels shall frequently
provide education for Party members on their duty to observe Party discipline
and adopt decisions for the upholding of Party discipline; they shall
supervise Party members holding leading positions in exercising their
power; they shall examine and deal with relatively important or complicated
cases of violation of the Constitution or other statutes of the Party
by Party organizations or Party members and decide on or rescind disciplinary
measures against Party members involved in such cases; they shall deal
with complaints and appeals made by Party members; and they shall guarantee
the rights of Party members.
The commissions for discipline inspection at all levels shall report to
the Party committees at the corresponding levels on the results of their
handling of cases of special importance or complexity, as well as on the
problems encountered. The local commissions for discipline inspection
at all levels and primary commissions for discipline inspection shall
also present such reports to the higher commissions.
If a commission for discipline inspection at any level discovers any violation
of Party discipline by a member of the Party committee at the corresponding
level, it may take the initial step of verifying the facts and, if it
is necessary to put a case on file, it should report to the Party committee
at the corresponding level for approval, and if a member of the standing
committee of the Party committee is involved, it should first report to
the Party committee at the corresponding level and then to the commission
for discipline inspection at the next higher level for approval.
Article 45 Higher commissions for discipline inspection have the power
to examine the work of the lower commissions and to approve or modify
their decisions on any case. If decisions so modified have already been
ratified by the Party committee at the corresponding level, the modification
must be approved by the next higher Party committee.
If a local commission for discipline inspection or a primary commission
for discipline inspection does not agree with a decision made by the Party
committee at the corresponding level in dealing with a case, it may demand
the commission at the next higher level to reexamine the case; if a local
or primary commission discovers cases of violation of Party discipline
by the Party committee at the corresponding level or by its members, and
if that Party committee fails to deal with them properly or at all, it
has the right to appeal to the higher commission for assistance in dealing
with such cases. TOP
Chapter IX Leading Party Members' Groups
Article 46 A leading Party members' group may be formed in the leading
body of a central or local state organ, people's organization, economic
or cultural institution or other non-Party unit. The group plays the role
of the core of leadership. Its main tasks are: to see to it that the Party's
line, principles and policies are implemented, to discuss and decide on
matters of major importance in its unit, to do well in managing affairs
concerning cadres, to unite with the non-Party cadres and the masses in
fulfilling the tasks assigned by the Party and the state and to guide
the work of the Party organization of the unit and those directly under
it.
Article 47 The composition of a leading Party members' group is decided
by the Party organization that approves its establishment. The group shall
have a secretary and, if necessary, deputy secretaries.
A leading Party members' group must accept the leadership of the Party
organization that approves its establishment.
Article 48 Party committees may be set up in state organs which exercise
centralized leadership over their subordinate units. The Central Committee
of the Party shall provide the specific procedure for their establishment
and define their functions, powers and tasks. TOP
Chapter X Relationship Between the
Party and the Communist Youth League
Article 49 The Communist Youth League of China is a mass organization
of advanced young people under the leadership of the Communist Party of
China; it is a school where a large number of young people learn about
socialism with Chinese characteristics and about communism through practice;
it is the Party's assistant and reserve force. The Central Committee of
the Communist Youth League functions under the leadership of the Central
Committee of the Party. The local chapters of the Communist Youth League
are under the leadership of the Party committees at the corresponding
levels and of the higher organizations of the League itself.
Article 50 Party committees at all levels must strengthen their leadership
over the Communist Youth League organizations and pay attention to selecting
and training League cadres. The Party must firmly support the Communist
Youth League in the lively and creative performance of its work to suit
the characteristics and needs of young people, and give full play to the
League's role as a shock force and as a bridge linking the Party with
great numbers of young people.
Those secretaries of League committees at or below the county level or
in enterprises and institutions who are Party members may attend meetings
of Party committees at the corresponding levels and meetings of their
standing committees as non-voting participants. TOP
Chapter XI Party Emblem and Flag
Article 51 The emblem of the Communist Party of China is a design of
sickle and hammer.
Article 52 The flag of the Communist Party of China is a red flag highlighted
by a golden Party emblem on it.
Article 53 The Party emblem and flag are the symbol and sign of the Communist
Party of China. Party organizations at all levels and all Party members
shall safeguard the sanctity of the Party emblem and flag. Party emblems
and flags should be made and used according to regulations.TOP
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