III. The Basic Programme of the Party for the Entire Historical Period of Socialism and Its Basic Tasks
The draft contains a revised version of the paragraph on the Party's basic programme in the Party Constitution adopted by the Tenth Congress. It stipulates, "The basic programme of the Communist Party of China for the entire historical period of socialism is to persist in continuing the revolution under the dictatorship of the proletariat, eliminate the bourgeoisie and all other exploiting classes step by step and bring about the triumph of socialism over capitalism. The ultimate aim of the Party is the realization of communism."
The dictatorship of the landlord class and the comprador-bourgeoisie was overthrown and the dictatorship of the proletariat established in our country a long time ago under the leadership of Chairman Mao, and ours is already a socialist society. However, in our society the overthrown bourgeoisie and other overthrown exploiting classes still exist and new bourgeois elements will emerge; besides, it will require sustained efforts to remould the petty bourgeoisie. In order thoroughly to eradicate the bourgeoisie and all other exploiting classes, thoroughly to settle the question of which will win, socialism or capitalism, and to create the conditions for the gradual transition to communist society, we must persist in continuing the revolution under the dictatorship of the proletariat throughout the historical period of socialism. It is in this spirit that the Party's basic programme for the entire historical period of socialism is written in the draft of the revised Party Constitution.
In 1963 Chairman Mao pointed out, "It is impossible for a socialist country to enter communist society while imperialism still exists." In 1966 he added, "It will still be uncertain in what year communism will be realized even when imperialism has been totally overthrown and the whole world has become socialist. Because the bourgeoisie, although overthrown, won't be dead. It will try to corrode the Communist Party in every way." We are thus told that society will remain socialist for a period of time after imperialism and social-imperialism are totally overthrown. In other words, classes, class contradictions and class struggle, the struggle between the socialist and capitalist roads and the danger of capitalist restoration exist throughout the historical period of socialism although imperialism and social-imperialism will have been overthrown before the end of this period. In the light of this brilliant thought of Chairman Mao's a change is made in the relevant paragraph of the General Programme in the Party Constitution adopted by the Tenth Congress and is included in the draft of the revised Party Constitution.
The draft contains a revised version of the paragraph on domestic tasks in the Party Constitution adopted by the Tenth Congress with important additions such as "The Communist Party of China adheres to its basic line for the entire historical period of socialism. It must correctly distinguish and handle the contradictions among the people and those between ourselves and the enemy, and consolidate and strengthen the dictatorship of the proletariat," and "The Party must lead the people of all nationalities in making China a powerful socialist country with a modern agriculture, industry, national defence and science and technology by the end of the century."
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