CPC Members by Numbers

(Mln) 89.4 89.6 90.6 91.9

from a millennial-old feudal autocracy to a people’s democracy.

The second bright spot of CPC’S achievements is fast economic growth of China. Growing from a predominantly agricultural economy to the “world’s factory” and beyond over the past several decades, China has achieved an economic takeoff. China has ranked first in terms of contribution to global economic growth since 2006, becoming the leading engine of world economic growth, said the National Bureau of Statistics. Data show that from 2013 to 2018, China’s average annual contribution to global economic growth climbed to 28.1 percent.

The CPC has led the nation to defeat poverty. Over the past 40 years, more than 750 million Chinese people have cast off poverty, contributing over 70 percent to global poverty reduction, one of the most outstanding achievements in human history.

Under the leadership of the CPC, China enjoys long-term social stability. General Secretary Xi Jinping has made it clear that the country will leave no one behind as it pursues moderate prosperity in all respects and for all the Chinese people. China’s per-capita disposable income has reached 32,189 yuan (about $5,024) in 2020, with 400 million middle-income earners in its total population of over 1.4 billion.

The people’s livelihood has been improved remarkably. From the shortage of food and basic necessities, China now has an abundance of food and other materials. The lives of Chinese citizens have also witnessed a big change, with growth in the country’s entertainment industry and tourism industry giving citizens more choice.

Regarding scientific and technological development, China is leading the world. In 2020, it was the first country to land a probe on the far side of the moon. It has developed the leading 5G technology, and the patents it holds in artificial intelligence accounted for about 74.7 percent of the world’s total in the past 10 years. The country also leads in the high-speed train sector.

Pursuing peaceful development, China supports multilateralism and shared prosperity for mankind. Through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China is sharing the proceeds of its development with the rest of the world. Today, there are more than 150 countries, regions and international organizations involved with the BRI and most of them are beneficiaries of the program.

People first

There are many factors behind the success of the CPC. Alexandar Paunov, First Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party, pointed out that it is due to “CPC found a model of development in this dynamic world.”

Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Chairman of the Kuhn Foundation, thinks the organizational structure and the mobilization capacity of the Party have played a crucial role.

British sociologist Martin Albrow also talked about the organizational capacity. He believes China’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is a good example to demonstrate the feature of the CPC governance. “It shows the CPC is able to mobilize the country as a whole around single goals,” Albrow said.

Most people agree that the key reason for CPC’S success lies in the support of the people. Throughout the history, an unassailable fact shows that the Party always has the support of the people.

International polls have indicated over and again that Chinese people’s approval ratings of the CPC and the government rank the highest worldwide. Last year, a report by Harvard University based on its survey in China spanning 13 years showed that the Chinese people’s overall satisfaction toward the Central Government exceeded 93 percent.

General Secretary Xi said the Party has won the people’s wholehearted support because it has always served the people heart and soul and striven for the well-being of all ethnic groups.

“The CPC represents the majority of the people and their interests,” said Zhang Weiwei, head of the China Institute of Fudan University.

For 86-year-old Li Zhibang who lives in Hebei Province, people get enough to eat and live the life they choose thanks to the CPC’S leadership.

“The achievements would have been impossible without the leadership of the CPC,” Li told Chinafrica.

CPC’S governing philosophy of putting people first was also on full display in the country’s battle against coronavirus last year. China emerged among the first countries to contain the virus.

All these actions show that the CPC is fulfilling its promise: “The aspirations of the people to live a better life must always be the focus of our efforts.”

An open party

The CPC always stresses strengthening multi-party cooperation and political consultation, and regards the move of “great importance” to developing socialist democracy and maintaining social stability.

The CPC has established and developed close cooperative relationships with the eight democratic parties and joined forces with them to fight for peace and democracy in the country.

Externally, the CPC strives for enhancing friendship, promoting exchanges with foreign political parties, and working with political parties worldwide for the global good.

So far, the CPC has maintained regular contact with more than 600 political parties and political organizations from over 160 countries and regions around the world, according to Xinhua. CA

The CPC celebrates its 100th anniversary.