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China’s Communist Party: everything you need to know

The Communist Party of China will mark its 100th anniversary in July. In this series of explainers, the South China Morning Post looks into the past, present and future of the world’s second-largest political party.

Updated: 01 Jul, 2021
Communist Party of China at a museum in Beijing. Photo: AFP
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Explainer | The role of young people in China’s Communist Party

Communist Youth League has a prominent place in party history, and recruiting young party members has been cited by leaders as vital to the nation’s prosperity.

26 May, 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping has spoken of the need to “train a generation of reliable successors”. Photo: Xinhua