Chinese Constitution in 1969 Chapter II - Page 1

Membership

Article 1

Any Chinese worker, poor peasant, lower middle peasant, revolutionary army man, or any other revolutionary element who has reached the age of eighteen and who accepts the Constitution of the Party, joins a Party organization and works actively in it, carries out the Party's decisions, observes Party discipline and pays membership dues may become a member of the Communist Party of China.

Article 2

Applicants for membership must go through the procedure for admission individually. An applicant must be recommended by two Party members, fill out an application for a Party membership and be examined by a Party branch, which must seek the opinions of the broad masses inside and outside the Party. Application is subject to acceptance by the general membership meeting of the Party branch and approval by the next higher Party committee.

Article 3

Members of the Communist Party of China must:

(1) Study and apply Marxism-Leninism-Mao Tsetung Thought in a living way;
(2) Work for the interest of the vast majority of people of China and the world;
(3) Be able at uniting with the great majority, including those who have wrongly opposed them but are sincerely correcting their mistakes; however, special vigilance must be maintained against careerists, conspirators and double-dealers so as to prevent such bad elements from usurping the leadership of the Party and the state at any level and guarantee that the leadership of the Party and state always remains in the hands of Marxist revolutionaries;
(4) Consult with the masses when matters arise;
(5) Be bold in making criticism and self-criticism.