Constitution of the Chinese Communist Party

The Party Constitution currently in force was adopted at the Twelfth National Congress of the CCP in September 1982. In accordance with the changing situation and tasks, revisions were made in some of the articles at the Thirteenth National Congress in November 1987 and in the General Program and some of the articles at the Fourteenth National Congress in October 1992, and a few revisions were made in the General Program at the Sixteenth National Congress of the CCP in November 2002. Again, new changes and additions were made at the Nineteenth National Congress of the CCP in October 2017.[1]

The organizational principle that drives the political system of the PRC is "democratic centralism". Within the system, the democratic feature demands participation and expression of opinion on key policy issues from members at all levels of party organization. It depends on a constant process of consultation and investigation. At the same time, the centralist feature requires that subordinate organizational levels follow the dictates of superior levels. Once the debate has reached the highest level and decisions concerning policy have been made, all party members are obliged to support the Central Committee.[1]

The constitution emphasizes the party's role in promoting socialist democracy, in developing and strengthening a socialist legal system, and in consolidating public resolve to carry out the modernization program.[1]

• Charter of the Workers' Party of Korea
• Chinese Communist Party Admission Oath

Wikisource has original text related to this article: Constitution of the Communist Party of China (2017)

• Text of the Constitution of the Chinese Communist Party as of October 24, 2017 (in English)