16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

The 16th National congress of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党第十六次全国代表大会) was held in Beijing between November 8 and 14, 2002. There were 2,114 delegates, 40 specially invited delegates, and 66.355 million party members throughout the country. A 356-member 16th CPC Central Committee, as well as a 121-member Central Commission for Discipline Inspection was elected.

Hu Jintao was appointed General Secretary and Chairman of the Central Military Commission. Wen Jiabao was appointed Premier.

Jiang Zemin gave a report at the congress where he discussed:

1. The work done since the last congress
2. Three represents theory
3. "The Objectives of Building a Well-off Society in an All-Round Way"
4. Economic, Political, and Cultural Development and Restructuring
5. National defense and the army
6. "One Country, Two Systems"
7. Foreign relations
8. Party Building

Changes to the constitution

The constitution was changed to make Three represents a guiding ideology of the Communist Party of China alongside Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, and Deng Xiaoping Theory.