2017 is the anniversary of the founding of the Party

July 1, 2017 is the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Party.

In 1941, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China designated July 1, 1921 as the founding day of the Communist Party of China. Since then, every year on July 1, the whole party will warmly celebrate the birth anniversary of the party.

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From July 23 to July 30, 1921, and August 2, 1921, the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Held in Shanghai and Jiaxing, the convening of this meeting was regarded as the birth of the Communist Party of China, and the Communist Party of China began its glorious journey. In June 1941, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued a document for the first time to celebrate July 1 as the birth anniversary of the Communist Party of China, which was later called the Party Founding Day.

"July 1", as the party's birthday, first appeared in central documents in June 1941. At that time, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the "Instructions on the 20th Anniversary of the Birth of the Communist Party of China and the Fourth Anniversary of the Anti-Japanese War." The instructions said: "July 1 this year is the 20th anniversary of the birth of the Communist Party of China, and July 7 is the fourth anniversary of China's Anti-Japanese War. Each anti-Japanese base area should convene separate meetings, adopt various methods, hold commemorations, and publish them in various publications. Special Issue or Special Edition”. This is the first document issued in the name of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to commemorate "July 1" as the party's birthday.

The essence of the party is that the Communist Party of China is the vanguard of the Chinese working class, the loyal representative of the interests of the people of all ethnic groups in China, and the core guiding core of China’s socialist cause.

The party’s guiding ideology is that the Communist Party of China takes Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, and Deng Xiaoping Theory as its own guide to action. This is the guiding ideology of the party in the new era.

The purpose of the party is that the nature of the Communist Party of China determines that everything is based on the interests of the people, and serving the people wholeheartedly is its only purpose.

Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia - Party Founding Day