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RESOLUTION OF THE EIGHTEENTH NATIONAL CONGRESS OF

THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA ON THE REVISED
CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA

Adopted at the Eighteenth National Congress of

the Communist Party of China on November 14, 2012

The Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China

deliberated on and unanimously adopted its revised Constitution proposed by
the Seventeenth Party Central Committee and decided that it shall come into
force as of the date of adoption.
The congress noted that since the Party’s Sixteenth National Congress, the

Chinese Communists with Comrade Hu Jintao as their chief representative,
following the guidance of Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of
Three Represents, have gained a deep understanding of major questions such
as what kind of development China should achieve under new conditions and

how the country should achieve it to meet new requirements for development
and answered these questions, and thus developed the Scientific Outlook on
Development that puts people first and calls for comprehensive, balanced and
sustainable development. The Scientific Outlook on Development is a

scientific theory that is both in keeping with Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong
Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of Three
Represents and is in step with the times. It fully embodies the Marxist
worldview on and methodology for development and represents the latest

achievement in adapting Marxism to China’s conditions. It is the
crystallization of the collective wisdom of the Communist Party of China and
a long-term guiding ideology the Party must adhere to. The congress
unanimously agreed that along with Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought,

Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of Three Represents, the
Scientific Outlook on Development should be made a part of the Party’s guide
for action in the Party Constitution. The congress called on all Party members
to study the Scientific Outlook on Development more thoroughly, apply it

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