12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party

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The 12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was convened from September 1–11, 1982. The path of modernization through socialism was laid out. 1,600 delegates and 160 alternate delegates represented the party's 39.65 million members. It was preceded by the 11th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, and succeeded by the 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. It coincided with the time in which leader Deng Xiaoping was Chairman of the Central Advisory Commission.[1]

BeginsSeptember 1, 1982 (1982-09-01)
EndsSeptember 11, 1982 (1982-09-11)
LocationsGreat Hall of the People, Beijing, China
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12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党第十二次全国代表大会
CCP emblem
The emblem of the Chinese Communist Party at the 12th National Congress
BeginsSeptember 1, 1982 (1982-09-01)
EndsSeptember 11, 1982 (1982-09-11)
LocationsGreat Hall of the People, Beijing, China
Previous event
11th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (1977)
Next event
13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (1987)
Participants1,600 delegates
Activity
Election of the 12th Central Committee and 12th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Leader
Hu Yaobang (Leader of the Chinese Communist Party)
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SimplifiedChinese中国共产党第十二次全国代表大会
TraditionalChinese中國共產黨第十二次全國代表大會
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng dì Shí'èr cì Quánguó Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng dì Shí'èr cì Quánguó Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
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12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
Simplified Chinese中国共产党第十二次全国代表大会
Traditional Chinese中國共產黨第十二次全國代表大會
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng dì Shí'èr cì Quánguó Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
Abbreviated name
Chinese十二大
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShí'èr dà
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At the 12th National Congress, Hu Yaobang's report addressed the Chinese diplomatic concept of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, stating, "China adheres to an independent foreign policy and develops relationships with other countries under the guidance of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence."[1] According to the view articulated by Hu in his report, "China will never be dependent on any big country or group of countries, nor will it yield to the pressure of any big country [...] The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence apply to our relations with all countries, including socialist countries."[2]

Chinese unification was among the CCP priorities identified by Deng.[3]: 141 

1982 Party constitution

The 12th National Congress adopted the Communist Party's constitution.[4]: 117  Although the constitution has been revised since, its basic content continues to be the 1982 constitution.[4]: 117 

The Party's oath has been written into the constitution since 12th National Congress.[4]: 117 

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