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Communist Party Of China (CCP (common)CPC (official))

Communist Party of China (CCP (common)CPC (official))
  • Abbreviation CCP (COMMON)CPC (OFFICIAL)
  • Founder Chen Duxiu, Li Dazhao, 1st National Congress Representatives:, Henk Sneevliet, Vladimir Neumann [de; Zh], Li Da, Li Hanjun, Zhang Guotao, Liu Renjing [zh], Mao Zedong, He Shuheng, Dong Biwu, Chen Tanqiu, Wang Jinmei, Deng Enming, Chen Gongbo, Zhou Fohai, Bao Huiseng [zh]
  • Founded 23 July 1921; 103 Years Ago (1921-07-23) (1st National Congress), Site Of The First National Congress Of The Chinese Communist Party, 106 Rue Wantz, Shanghai French Concession
  • Country China
  • Headquarters Zhongnanhai, Xicheng District, Beijing
  • Ideology Communism, Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, Three Represents, Scientific Outlook On Development, Xi Jinping Thought

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Communist Party of China (CCP (common)CPC (official)) BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 10 Feb 2025
Chinese Communist Party: A Ruling Powerhouse Founded in 1921 by Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao, with support from the Russian Communist Party, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has governed mainland China since its victory in the Chinese Civil War in 1949. Initially allied with the Kuomintang (KMT), a spl...

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Xi Jinping’s absence could be due to something as mundane as a health issue, something which Chinese leaders do not like to make public, as it is perceived as a show of weakness, which can lead to instability

How China's communist state was established on October 1, 1949

October 01, 2024 11:05 am

How did the ideology of Communism come to China and why did it prevail, leading to a system that is still in place today? Here is the history – with revolutions, internal wars, foreign players and an Indian leader playing their roles.

With Jiang Zemin’s demise, a spotlight on Xi Jinping’s shortcomings

December 07, 2022 11:34 am

Vijay Gokhale writes: Jiang Zemin led China through a tumultuous time, exercised power with a light touch. The contrast with the current one-man leadership is stark for Chinese people.

Gurjit Singh writes: Why German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's visit to China is a signal of Berlin’s autonomy

November 08, 2022 9:13 am

The significance of this visit is that Germany has again shown its desire to attain strategic autonomy from the US. This was a goal of the German coalition and of German and European countries before the Ukraine crisis.

Red Dynasty-Yellow Emperors: Xi Sets China on Long March to a New Era

October 28, 2022 11:47 pm

Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao, third and fourth generation Communist leaders abided by the ‘collective leadership’ model, enunciated by Deng, adhering to the ‘two terms’ tenure. Hu handed over the reins to Xi Jinping in 2012.

A reign with no reins: China of, by and for Xi Jinping

October 29, 2022 3:51 pm

Xi Jinping is putting in place ideological, constitutional and coercive instruments that will keep him in power for the foreseeable future. India will have to deal with him from a long-term perspective

Xi Jinping's Congress: What are the implications for China, the world, and India?

October 25, 2022 10:18 am

The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China has confirmed Xi Jinping’s overwhelming control over his Party and his country. What can be the implications for China, the world, and India?

Expert Explains: As crucial Congress begins in China, a guide to the CCP’s structure and what to expect from meeting 

October 17, 2022 5:55 am

The weeklong 20th National Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is widely expected to extend Xi Jinping’s paramount leadership. But there are factions within the party — here’s who might remain powerful and who might make way for others

Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: Across world, foundational ideas of major political systems are under challenge

October 10, 2022 1:22 pm

The foundational frameworks iconically represented by Madison, Mao, Maududi and Mandela are floundering.

Ram Madhav writes: Undoing Deng, Xi returns to Mao’s coterie, Stalin’s brutality

September 10, 2022 8:56 am

Ram Madhav writes: Chinese Communist Party General Secretary has dismantled democratic moderation of his predecessors. The world should brace itself for a Chinese winter that could heat up

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