The CCP CC Organization Department released the latest party statistics on June 29. By the
end of 2021, the total number of CCP members was 96.712 million, and there were 4.936
million grass-roots party organizations. It said the scale of party members has further expanded
with the total number of party members increasing by 3.7% over the previous year, and by
15.9% over the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. In 2021, there will
be 4.383 million new party members, an increase of 1.956 million over the previous year. The
structure of party members continued to be optimized. Compared with the end of 2012, the
proportion of party members, female party members and minority party members with a
college degree or above increased by 13.2, 5.6 and 0.7 percentage points respectively. Party
member education management has been continuously strengthened. Taking the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New
Era as the main line, improve the education work system for party members, and continue to
improve the quality of education. The grass-roots party organizations continue to consolidate
and consolidate. In 2021, 1.782 million grass-roots party organizations across the country will
be re-elected, and the ranks of leaders of rural and community grass-roots party organizations
will be further optimized.
(Comment: It is significant that Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
for a New Era is now a mandatory requirement in Party education.)
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