The Common Program of the People's Republic of China 1949-1954
Road to Common Program
Part 1: The period between 1911-1949
Part 2: The first steps to establish cooperation between the CCP and other political parties
Part 3: Collaboration between the CCP and the Minzhu Dangpai
Part 4: Creating a political consultative conference
Part 5: Second plenum of the 7th Central Committee of the CCP
Part 6: The CPPCC conference of September 21, 1949 –September 30, 1949
Part 7: The formation of the government in 1949
Part 8: Complaints about recruitment
Common Program
Chapter 1
General Principles
Article 1 Democratic dictatorship
Article 2 Unification
Article 3 New Democracy
Article 4 Election
Article 5 Liberties
Article 6 Women
Article 7 Counter-revolutionaries
Article 8 Duties
Article 9 Nationalities
Article 10 Army and Police
Article 11 Independence and Peace
Conclusions & Remarks
Chapter 2
Organs of State Power
Article 12 People's Congresses
Article 13 Role CPPCC
Article 14 Regional Administration
Article 15 Democratic Centralism
Article 16 Jurisdiction
Article 17 GMD laws
Article 18 Workstyle
Article 19 Supervision
Conclusions & Remarks
Chapter 3
Army
Article 20 Unified army
Article 21 Political work
Article 22 Modernization
Article 23 Militia
Article 24 Economic production
Article 25 Social care
Conclusions & Remarks
Chapter 4
Economy
Article 26 Basic principles
Article 27 Agrarian reform
Article 28 State owned enterprises
Article 29 Co-operative economy
Article 30 Private economy
Article 31 State capitalism
Article 32 Workers' participation
Article 33 Public and private economy
Article 34 Agriculture forestry, fisheries
Article 35 Industry
Article 36 Communication
Article 37 Commerce
Article 38 Co-operatives
Article 39 Currency and banking
Article 40 Public finance
Conclusions & Remarks
Chapter 5
Overview Education Culture Health
Article 41 Raising of the cultural level
Article 42 Public spirit
Article 43 Natural sciences
Article 44 Social science
Article 45 Literature and art
Article 46 Unification of theory and practice
Article 47 Universal education
Article 48 Health
Article 49 Press
Conclusions & Remarks
Chapter 6
Nationalities
Article 50 Equality
Article 51 Regional autonomy
Article 52 Recruitment PLA
Article 53 Traditions, customs and religious beliefs
Conclusions & Remarks
Chapter 7
Foreign policy
Article 54 Protection of the independence
Article 55 Treaties and agreements
Article 56 Diplomatic relations
Article 57 Commercial relations
Article 58 Chinese overseas
Article 59 Foreigners
Article 60 Asylum
Conclusions & Remarks
Reference
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06-01-1949: Politburo meeting on foreign relations
01-03-1949 - 06-03-1949: 14th congress All China Student Representative Conference
05-03-1949 - 13-03-1949: 2nd Plenum of the 7th CC CCP
24-03-1949: Preparatory Committee for All China Democratic Women Federation (ACDWF)
11-04-1949: 1st National Youth League Conference founding of NDYL
04-05-1949: National Youth Congress founding All-China Federation of Democratic Youth
22-05-1949: Politburo meeting US relations
30-05-1949: All China Federation of Trade Unions (
ACFTU
) founding
15-06-1949: Preparatory meeting of the CPPCC
02-07-1949 - 21-07-1949: Congress of Literary and Art Workers
23-07-1949: All China Federation of Trade Unions (
ACFTU
) work Conference
27-07-1949 - 15-08-1949: National Financial and Economic Conference
04-08-1949: 2nd Session of the Permanent Committee of the CPPCC
18-08-1949: All-China Conference of Scientific Workers
17-09-1949: 3rd Session of the Permanent Committee of the CPPCC
21-09-1949 - 30-09-1949: 1st Plenary Session of the CPPCC
1949: Politburo meeting on Gao Gang visit to Moscow July 1949
01-10-1949: 1st meeting of the CPGC
03-10-1949: 2nd meeting of the CPGC
03-10-1949 - 09-10-1949: 1st national Xinhua conference
03-10-1949 - 04-10-1949: Conference for the defense of world peace
09-10-1949: 1st Session of the 1st National Committee of the CPPCC Formation of Ministries
15-10-1949 - 11-11-1949: 1st National Public Security Conference
19-10-1949: 3rd meeting of the CPGC
26-10-1949 All-China Sport and Physical Education Congress
1949: PB meeting on Landreform
02-11-1949: PB on appointments of personnel
15-11-1949: Trade Union Conference of Asian and Australasian Countries
24-11-1949: 1st National Tax Conference
25-11-1949 - 28-11-1949: PB on Mao Zedong's visit to SU
02-12-1949: 4th meeting of the CPGC
10-12-1949: Asian women conference
21-12-1949: National Agricultural Production Conference
23-12-1949 - 31-12-1949: 1st National Education Conference
24-12-1949: Politburo meeting on Vietnam
07-01-1950: 5th Session of the CPGC
13-2-1950: Financial and Economical Conference
28-02-1950: 21st meeting GAC "Directive on land reform and grain requisition"
06-03-1950 PB meeting on Mao Zedong's visit to SU
16-03-1950: 1st National United Front Work Conference
27-03-1950 - 06-04-1950 Enlarged PB meeting on past and future policies
11-04-1950: 6th Session of the CPGC
13-04-1950: 7th Session of the CPGC
08-05-1950: 7 city conference
16-05-1950 - 30-05-1950 PLA meeting on the reorganization and demobilization of the PLA
01-06-1950: 1st National Conference on Higher Education
06-06-1950 - 09-06-1950: 3rd (enlarged) plenum of the 7th CC CCP
14-06-1950 -23-06-1950: 2nd Session of the 1st National Committee of the CPPCC
28-06-1950: 8th Session of the CPGC
05-07-1950 and 27-07-1950: 1st National Conference on Cooperative Workers
07-07-1950 and 10-07-1950: CMC 1st meeting on national defense
15-07-1950: 1st national civil affairs conference
26-07-1950 - 11-08-1950: 1st National judicial work conference
04-08-1950: Politbureau meeting
07-08-1950 - 18-08-1950: National Health Conference
16-08-1950 PB meeting last meeting with Ren Bishi
26-08-1950: CMC 2nd meeting on national defense
29-08-1950 - 10-09-1950: 2nd national Xinhua conference
31-08-1950 CMC meeting on North-eastern Border Defense Army
05-09-1950: 9th meeting of CPGC
15-09-1950 -25-09-1950 1st National Conference on National Conference on Publishing
20-09-1950 - 29-09-1950: 1st National Conference on Worker-Peasant Education
25-09-1950 - 02-10-1950: National Conference of Model Workers, Peasants and Soldiers
30-09-1950 -01-10-1950 Session of the National Committee of the CPPCC
02-10-1950: Politbureau meeting
03-10-1950: Enlarged Secretariat meeting
04-10-1950 and 5-10-1950: Politbureau meeting
06-10-1950: Enlarged CMC meeting on Korea
13-10-1950: Politburo meeting on Korea
16-10-1950– 21-10-1950: 2nd National Public Security meeting
18-10-1950: Politburo meeting on Korea
31-10-1950: National Air defense meeting
15-11-1950: 2nd financial work conference
26-12-1950: 10th meeting of CPGC
16-01-1951: 2nd National United Front Work Conference
10-02-1951: Enlarged Politburo meeting
20-02-1951: 11th meeting of CPGC
19-03-1951 - 31-03-1951: 1st National Conference on Secondary Education
28-03-1951 - 09-04-1951: 1st National Conference on Organization Work
07-05-1951 - 23-05-1951: 1st National conference on propaganda work
10-05-1951 -16-05-1951: 3rd national conference on public security works
August 1951: Conference of Elementary and Normal Education
27-8-1951 -02-09-1951: 1st National Meeting on Teacher Education
03-09-1951 12th meeting of CPGC
09-09-1951 - 30-09-1951: 1st conference on mutual aid and cooperation
11-09-1951 - 17-09-1951: 4th national conference on public security works
20-09-1951 - 28-09-1951: 1st national conference on minority education
05-10-1951: Enlarged Politburo
23-10-1951: 3rd Session of the 1st National Committee of the CPPCC
05-11-1951: 13th meeting of CPGC
18-04-1952: 14th meeting of CPGC
19-04-1952: 15th meeting of CPGC
06-06-1952: 3rd National United Front Work Conference
23-06-1952 – 30-06-1952: 1st national conference on reform through labour
25-07-1952 - 28-07-1952 National Drug Prohibition Work Meeting
2nd National mutual aid and cooperation conference from August to September 1952
06-08-1952: 16th meeting CPGC
07-08-1952: 17th meeting CPGC
08-08-1952: 18th meeting CPGC
24-09--1952: Secretariat on Transition period
02-10-1952: Asia and Pacific Rim Peace Conference
06-10-1952 -21-10-1952: National Agricultural Work Conference
12-10-1952 - 18-10-1952: 5th national congress on public security
15-11-1952: 19th meeting CPGC
01-12-1952 - 04-12-1952: 2nd national health conference
24-12-1952: Meeting Standing Committee CPPCC
13-01-1953: 20th meeting CPGC
14-01-1953: 21th meeting CPGC
February 1953: 1st National Anti-Illiteracy Work Conference
04-02-1953 - 07-02-1953: 4th Session of the 1st National Committee of the CPPCC
05-02-1953 Politburo on financial issues
11-02-1953: 22nd meeting CPGC
12-02-1953: 23rd meeting CPGC
03-04-1953 – 23-04-1953: 1st rural work conference
11-04-1953 – 25-04-1953: 2nd National judicial work conference
25-05-1953: Politburo to improve the CCP central apparatus
13-06-1953 - 12-8-1953: National conference on financial and economic work
15-06-1953 and 23-06-1953: Politburo on General Line of the transition period
25-06-1953 - 22-07-1953: 4th National united front work conference
21-08-1953: Meeting CMC on modernization of the PLA
04-09-1953: Meeting CMC on modernization of the PLA
12-09-1953: 24th session of the CPGC
14-09-1953: 25th session of the CPGC
15-09-1953: 26th session of the CPGC
16-09-1953 - 17-09-1953: 27th session of the CPGC
18-09-1953: 28th session of the CPGC
21-09-1953: 2nd national organization work conference
23-09-1953 - 6-10-1953: 2nd meeting of the FLAC
00-10-1953 Several meetings on Tibet
02-10-1953 Enlarged Politburo meeting
10-10-1953 - 12-10-1953 National conference on planned purchasing and marketing of grain
16-10-1953 Politburo meeting on planned purchasing and marketing of grain
23-10-1953 – 12-11-1953 ACFIC meeting
26-10-1953 – 05-11-1953: 3rd mutual aid and cooperation work conference
00-11-1953 - 08-12-1953: 3rd National conference of handicraft cooperatives
10-11-1953 Politburo on Peng Dehuai's report
00-12-1953: Enlarged PB meeting on the PLAN
07-12-1953 - 26-01-1954: Meeting CCP on modernization of the PLA
09-12-1953: 29th session of the CPGC
10-12-1953 – 24-12-1953: 2nd national conference on reform through labour
15-12-1953: Secretariat replacement of Mao Zedong during absence
24-12-1953 - 28-12-1953: 3rd National Health Conference
24-12-1953: Enlarged Politburo on Gao Gang
29-12-1953: Enlarged Secretariat on Party unity Gao Gang
6-2-1954 - 10-2-1954: 4th (enlarged) plenum of the 7th CC
15-2-1954 - 25-2-1954: A serie of Symposia on Gao Gang and Rao Shushi
17-03-1954 - 10-04-1954: 2nd national conference on procurators' work
20-03-1954: 5th National united front work conference
02-04-1954 - 18-04-1954: 2nd National Rural Work Conference
17-05-1954 - 17-06-1954: 6th National conference on Public Security
22-05-1954 - 25-05-1954: 2nd National conference on propaganda work
14-06-1954: 30th meeting CPGC
16-06-1954 - 17-06-1954: 31th meeting CPGC
19-06-1954: 32nd meeting CPGC
07-07-1954: Politburo meeting
11-08-1954: 33rd meeting CPGC
09-09-1954: 34th meeting CPGC
15-09-1954: 1st Session of the 1st National People's Congress
10-10-1954 - 31-10-1954: 4th National Mutual Aid and Cooperation Conference
18-10-1954: Meeting CMC on nuclear warfare
21-12-1954: 1st session of the national committee of the 2nd CPPCC
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