First month 28) (Gengshen year, March 14, 1980, the Chinese Communist Party reiterated the party political life of certain criteria.

1980, the Eleventh CPC Fifth Council through certain criteria on party political life. Its purpose is based on the current in order to carry forward the party's fine tradition and style of complete recovery and further improve the democratic life of the party, party centralized and unified, and strengthen the party's unity and consolidate the party's organization and discipline to improve the combat effectiveness of the Party, the Central Party situation, party political life following guidelines reiterate to the whole party. 12
criteria:
I adhere to the party's political and ideological lines;
Second, adhere to the collective leadership, against the personal dictatorship;
Third, maintain the Party's centralized and unified, strictly observe Party discipline;
the Party's root must factionalism; (history cn)
five, tell the truth, and honor;
VI, carry forward within the party democracy, the right to treat the different views;
VII, to protect their rights from infringement;
eight elections should fully reflect the will of the voters;
nine, with the fight against wrong tendencies and bad bad ;
X. correct attitude toward the comrades who have made mistakes;
eleven, and accept the supervision of the party and the masses;
XII to study hard to do both red and expert.