Decoded | 100 years of Chinese Communist Party, power that feeds the dragon

Going by the strength of registered cadres, the Chinese Communist Party is the world’s second largest political party after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Over 6.5 per cent population of China has CCP membership.

China is not a monarchy or a declared dictatorship. But it is ruled with dictatorial zeal by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding on Thursday. Going by the strength of registered cadres, the CCP is the world’s second largest political party after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Over 6.5 per cent population of China has CCP membership. Total number of CCP members stands at over 9.5 crore. However, women make up less than 30 per cent of CCP members.