The 15th National Congress

The First Plenum of the 15th CPC Central Committee

The Second Plenum of the 15th CPC Central Committee

The Third Plenum of the 15th CPC Central Committee

The Fourth Plenum of the 15th CPC Central Committee

The Fifth Plenum of the 15th CPC Central Committee

The Sixth Plenum of the 15th CPC Central Committee

The Seventh Plenum of the 15th CPC Central Committee

Full Text of Jiang Zemin's Report at 15th Party Congress

The 15th National Congress

During September 12-18, 1997, some 2,108 representatives of the 58 million members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) gathered in Beijing for their 15th National Congress.

The 15th Congress established Deng Xiaoping Theory as the guideline of the Party and wrote it into the Party Constitution. It put forth the basic program of the Party for the primary stage of socialism. The Congress drew up plans for reform and development in the fields of the state economy, politics, culture, national defense and military construction. It emphasized adherence to the principle of "one country, two systems" and final reunification of the motherland.

The Congress elected 193 members and 151 alternate members to the CPC Centra! Committee, and 115 members to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.