12th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

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.

12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party

The flag of the Chinese Communist Party before 1996
Date	1–11 September 1982 (10 days)
Location	Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China
Participants	1,600 delegates
Outcome	Election of the 12th Central Committee and

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
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng dì Shí'èr cì Quánguó Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
Abbreviated name
Chinese	十二大
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shí'èr dà

Content

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." 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."

Chinese unification was among the CCP priorities identified by Deng.^: 141

See also

• 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

References

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