Chinese Communist Party Information
The
16th National Congress of
The Communist Party of China (CPC)
The 16th National Congress
of
The Communist Party of China
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Date: November 8-14, 2002
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Venue:
Beijing
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Number of Delegates: 2,114
full delegates and 40 specially invited delegates
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Party Membership: 66
million
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Major Contents: The theme
of the Congress is: The whole Party should hold high the great
banner of Deng Xiaoping Theory, fully act on the important
thought of “Three Represents”, carry forward the Party’s cause
into the future, keep pace with the times, build a well-off
society in an all-round way, speed up socialist modernization
and work hard to create a new situation in building socialism
with Chinese characteristics.
The opening ceremony of the Congress was presided over by
Comrade Li Peng. On behalf of the Fifteenth CPC Central
Committee, Comrade Jiang Zemin delivered a report to the
Congress entitled Build a Well-off Society in an All-round Way
and Create a New Situation in Building Socialism with Chinese
Characteristics. The Congress adopted Resolution on the Report
of the 15th CPC Central Committee, Resolution on the Amendment
to the Constitution of the Communist Party of China (which took
effect immediately), and Resolution on the Work Report of the
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. The Sixteenth CPC
Central Committee composed of 198 members and 158 alternate
members and the new Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
comprising 121 members were elected through anonymous voting.
The First Plenum of the 16th CPC Central Committee elected Hu
Jintao, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Zeng Qinghong,
Huang Ju, Wu Guanzheng, Li Changchun and Luo Gan members of the
Standing Committee of the Political Bureau. Hu Jintao was
elected general secretary of the CPC. Jiang Zemin was re-elected
chairman of the Central Military Commission. The session also
approved Wu Guanzheng as secretary of the Central Commission for
Discipline Inspection.
(Source: People's Daily Online).
The Party's constitution was amended and adopted at this
Congress,
click for the amended version of the
constitution.
- Members of
Standing Committee of Political Bureau
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