The CCP at 100: How Chinese Communism rose to the forefront of world politics | DW News

The CCP was founded in 1921, and this week, the party’s top leaders are touting their achievements through major public relations campaigns. But as the party strengthens its image, is there a weakness behind the facade? The PCC is the second largest political party in the world – it is half the size of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The party had 91.9 million members in 2019 and has ruled China since seizing power after a civil war in 1949. “The international influence, appeal and appeal of the Chinese Communist Party have not continued to grow, placing it at the forefront of global politics,” Guo Yezhou said. , deputy head of the party’s external liaison department, told reporters at a press event this week. The CCP led China through a century of wars, famine and social upheaval. Over the past 20 years, millions of poor and hungry Chinese people living in the countryside have been lifted out of extreme poverty. This social mobilization helped create the world’s second largest economy. However, the party’s concentration of power and expansive foreign policy under President Xi Jinping have raised fears that China is turning more toward authoritarianism. Criticism of the party and its policies was quickly silenced. China’s military expansion in the South China Sea has drawn international condemnation, as has the crackdown on civil liberties in Hong Kong and the treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority in the western Xinjiang region. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news, visit: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media : ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews For videos in German, see -them: https://www.youtube. com/dwdeutsch #China #CCP #Centenary

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