2026-07-01
26 分钟cutting through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story.
This is The Point.
On Wednesday, July 1st, China is celebrating the 105th anniversary of the founding of its ruling party, the CPC.
On this date in 1921, 50 people got together
and founded what has become the world's largest political party, with over 101 million members today.
A grand ceremony was held on Wednesday in Beijing to mark the occasion, during which Chinese President Xi Jinping,
who is also General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee,
gave a speech reflecting on the party's journey, its evolution and the road ahead.
Now, this is interesting.
According to the latest data, over 40% of the 101 million party members are under 45,
in other words, Gen Zs and millennials, and some 30 million more.
Mostly young people are on the waiting list.
Why is the CPC attractive to them?
Why are they applying to join the party?
What keeps the party young?
And what's the takeaway for those beyond China?
Welcome to this special edition of The Point with me, Lu Xin, an opinion show coming to you from Beijing.
I'm pleased to be joined here in the studio by Professor Liu Baocheng, Dean of the Center
for International Business Ethics at the University of International Business and Economics, and Han Hua, co-founder.
And Secretary-General of the Beijing Club for International Dialogue, the warmest welcome to all of you.