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The Party’s annual census reveals changing face of Party membership

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At 105, the Party is older and smarter than ever before. On June 30, the Party published its annual membership bulletin. The headline: Membership continues to grow – passing 101 million over the past year.

But the real story is the changes in membership composition since Xi Jinping came to power.

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