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Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party
over the Past Century

Adopted at the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the
Communist Party of China on November 11, 2021

Preamble

Since its founding in 1921, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has

remained true to its original aspiration and mission of seeking happiness for
the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation. Staying
committed to communist ideals and socialist convictions, it has united and led
Chinese people of all ethnic groups in working tirelessly to achieve national

independence and liberation, and then to make our country prosperous and
strong and pursue a better life. The past century has been a glorious journey.

Over the past hundred years, the Party has led the people to a number of
important milestones: achieving great success in the new-democratic
revolution through bloody battles and unyielding struggles; achieving great
success in socialist revolution and construction through a spirit of self-reliance
and a desire to build a stronger China; achieving great success in reform,

opening up, and socialist modernization by freeing minds and forging ahead;
and achieving great success for socialism with Chinese characteristics in the
new era through a spirit of self-confidence, self-reliance, and innovating on
the basis of what has worked in the past. The endeavors of the Party and the

people over the past century represent the most magnificent chapter in the
millennia-long history of the Chinese nation.

A review of the Party’s major achievements and historical experience over
the past century is necessary for the following purposes:

 starting a new journey to build China into a modern socialist country
in all respects in the historical context of the Party’s centenary;

 upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in
the new era;

 strengthening our consciousness of the need to maintain political
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