Introduction:
- The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is a political body that comprises the top leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Members are nominally elected once every five years by the National Congress of the Communist Party of China. In practice, the selection process is done privately, usually through consultation between the Party’s Politburo and its corresponding Standing Committee
Responsibilities：
- Convenes the National Congress of the Communist Party of China
- Carries out the decisions made by the National Congress
- Leads Party work and represents the Party internationally
- Elects the General Secretary and the members of the Politburo, Standing Committee of the Political Bureau and the Central Military Commission
- Oversees the work of national organizations of the Party
20th National Congress of CPC
- The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, between October 16 and 22, 2022. 2,296 delegates represented the Party’s 96 million members. Preparations for the 20th National Congress began in 2021 and ended in July 2022.
General Secretary
- The General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is head of the Communist Party of China, and the highest-ranking official within the People’s Republic of China. The General Secretary is a standing member of the Politburo and head of the Secretariat. The officeholder is usually considered the “paramount leader” of China.
Responsibilities of the General Secretary
- Manages the work of the Secretariat of the Central Committee
- Calls sessions for both the Political Bureau and its Standing Committee
Current General Secretary
Members
- Ding Xuedong 丁学东
- Ding Xuexiang 丁薛祥
- Wang Lijun 万立骏
Departments
- Organs of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection 中共中央纪律检查委员会机关
- General Office of the CPC Central Committee 中共中央办公厅
- Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee 中共中央组织部
- Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee 中共中央宣传部
- United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee 中共中央统战部
- International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee 中共中央对外联络部
- Organs of the Political and Legal Committee of the CPC Central Committee 中共中央政法委员会机关
- CPC Central Committee Policy Research Office 中共中央政策研究室
- Taiwan Work Office of the CPC Central Committee 中共中央台湾工作办公室
- External Propaganda Office of the CPC Central Committee 中共中央对外宣传办公室
- Office of the Central Committee of Finance and Economics of the Communist Party of China 中共中央财经委员会办公室
- Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee 中共中央外事工作委员会办公室
- Office of the Organization Committee of the CPC Central Committee 中共中央机构编制委员会办公室
- Central and State Organ Work Committee 中央和国家机关工作委员会
Affiliated Institutions
- Central Party School 中央党校
- Central Party History and Literature Research Institute 中央党史和文献研究院
- Central Translation Bureau 中央编译局
- People’s Daily 人民日报社
- Qiushi Magazine 求是杂志社
- Guangming Daily 光明日报社
- China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong 中国浦东干部学院
- China Jinggangshan Executive Academy 中国井冈山干部学院
- China Yan’an Executive Academy 中国延安干部学院