The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has examined and adopted an amendment to the Party's Constitution proposed by the 16th CPC Central Committee, to reflect the Scientific Outlook on Development and other major theoretical developments.
The following are major amendments to the Constitution adopted at the previous CPC congresses.
-- 16th CPC National Congress, November 2002: inclusion of the important thought of "Three Represents", which means the CPC 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;
-- 15th CPC National Congress, September 1997: establishment of Deng Xiaoping theory as the CPC's guiding ideology alongside Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought;
-- 14th CPC National Congress, October 1992: inclusion of Deng Xiaoping's theory of "building socialism with Chinese characteristics" and "one center, two basic points";
-- 13th CPC National Congress, November 1987: just minor revisions;
-- 12th CPC National Congress, September 1982: correction of all "leftist" mistakes, ban of "personality cult" and call for " democratic discussions" on major issues;
-- 11th CPC National Congress, August 1977: establishment of disciplinary inspection committees at CPC Central Committee and other committees above county and regiment level, appointment of people by abilities stressed;
-- 10th CPC National Congress, August 1973: removal of an article appointing Lin Biao as Mao Zedong's successor;
-- 9th CPC National Congress, April 1969: designation of Lin Biao as a close comrade-in-arm and successor of Mao Zedong;
-- 8th CPC National Congress, September 1956: approval of main task of "four modernizations" in industry, agriculture, transportation and national defense sectors, inclusion of principle on income distribution -- each doing his best and getting paid according to contribution;
-- 7th CPC National Congress, April to June 1945: first Constitution independently drafted by the CPC, establishment of Mao Zedong Thought as CPC's guiding ideology;
-- 6th CPC National Congress, June to July 1928 in Moscow: leadership of the Communist International stressed;
-- 5th CPC National Congress, April to May, 1927: legal age for individuals to join the CPC set to be 18 or above;
-- 4th CPC National Congress, January 1925: regulation of grassroots CPC units, change of title of CPC Central Committee chief from chairman to general secretary;
-- 3rd CPC National Congress, June 1923: description of the rights and obligations of full and alternate CPC members;
-- 2nd CPC National Congress, July 1922: adoption of the Party' s first complete Constitution which defined the prerequisites and procedures for joining the Party, and the Party's organizational structure;
-- 1st CPC National Congress, July 1921: A program, which defined the CPC's name, nature, guiding principles and ultimate goal, was to become the prototype of the Party Constitution.
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