Constitution of the Chinese Communist Party

The Constitution of the Chinese Communist Party is the fundamental document of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Consisting of 55 articles, its contents describe the program of the party, as well as its organizational structure and party symbolism.

The CCP adopted its first program at the 1st National Congress, which set out its ideology as Marxism–Leninism, and its ultimate goal as the realization of communism. The program amended in each subsequent CCP Congress. The 7th National Congress in 1945 adopted the CCP's first constitution. It included Mao Zedong Thought as the CCP's working compass, and was the first that it independently drafted. The constitution currently in force was adopted at the 12th National Congress in 1982. While it has since been revised, its basic content has been stable since 1982.