17th National Congress of The Communist Party of China

The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Beijing, China, at the Great Hall of the People from 15 to 21 October 2007. The Congress marked significant shift in the political direction of the country as CPC General Secretary Hu Jintao solidified his position of leadership. Hu's signature policy doctrine, the Scientific Development Concept, which aimed to create a "Socialist Harmonious Society" through egalitarian wealth distribution and concern for the country's less well-off, was enshrined into the Party Constitution.

The Congress also set up the political scene for a smooth transition to the fifth generation of party leadership, introducing rising political stars Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang to the Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), the country's de facto top decision-making body. Vice-President Zeng Qinghong, an important ally of former General secretary Jiang Zemin, retired from the PSC. Party anti-graft chief Wu Guanzheng, and Legal and Political Commission chief Luo Gan also retired due to age.

17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China
Traditional Chinese 中國共產黨第十七次全國代表大會
Simplified Chinese 中国共产党第十七次全国代表大会
Transcriptions
Mandarin
- Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Dìshíqícì Quánguó Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
Abbreviation
Chinese 十七大
Transcriptions
Mandarin
- Hanyu Pinyin Shíqí Dà

Read more about 17th National Congress Of The Communist Party Of China:  Significance, Delegates, Elections and Work Reports, Issues Before The Congress, The Leadership Lineup

Famous quotes containing the words national, congress, communist, party and/or china:

    “Let us put an end to self-inflicted wounds. Let us remember that our national unity is a most priceless asset. Let us deny our adversaries the satisfaction of using Vietnam to pit Americans against Americans.”
    —Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)

    “I have a Congress on my hands.”
    —Grover Cleveland (1837–1908)

    “I am a communist because I believe that the Communist idea is a state form of Christianity.”
    —Alexander Zhuravlyov (b. 1924)

    “The slanders poured down like Niagara. If you take into consideration the setting—the war and the revolution—and the character of the accused—revolutionary leaders of millions who were conducting their party to the sovereign power—you can say without exaggeration that July 1917 was the month of the most gigantic slander in world history.”
    —Leon Trotsky (1879–1940)

    “Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve, I’ve dreamed of havin’ my own things about me. My spinet over there and a table here. My own chairs to rest upon and a dresser over there in that corner, and my own china and pewter shinin’ about me.”
    —Frank S. Nugent (1908–1965)