Chinese Communist Party

What Chinese Communist Party does

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), founded in 1921, is the ruling political organization of the People's Republic of China, directing the government's policy, military, and administrative apparatus. The subject of this analysis is the Communist Party Member Network (共产党员网, 12371.cn), the party's official digital education platform launched on June 30, 2012, when Xi Jinping personally pressed the launch button ahead of the CPC's 91st anniversary. The platform is managed by the Central Organization Department (中共中央组织部) of the CPC Central Committee through its Party Member Education Center and is technically operated and hosted by CCTV.com (央视网), the digital arm of China Central Television. It functions as the primary national digital infrastructure for CPC member education, ideological training, organizational management, and intra-party communication.

The platform is structured as a four-component ecosystem: the main web portal (12371.cn), a television program (共产党员电视栏目), a mobile newspaper (共产党员手机报), and the National Party Cadre Distance Education Channel (全国党员干部现代远程教育频道). It offers an extensive content library spanning Xi Jinping Thought, Party constitution and discipline regulations, Party history lectures (党史故事100讲), documentary series (筑梦路上), model worker showcases (时代楷模, 《榜样》), an intra-Party regulations database (党内法规库), online publishing (先锋文汇), and Q&A services (党务问答). Supplementary modules include the "Two Studies, One Action" portal, Mass Line Education Practice column, and Disciplinary Regulations case studies, each tied to specific national political campaigns.

The business model is non-commercial: the platform is provided free of charge to all Communist Party members as a publicly accessible government service. Distribution is mandated through party organizational channels rather than commercial go-to-market, with reach extended via the National Party Building Website Alliance (全国党建网站联盟) integrating provincial and municipal party websites, and via WeChat, mobile messaging, and satellite TV channels. The platform serves three primary segments: individual CPC members (the core persona), grassroots party organizations (rural, urban, enterprise, and institutional branches), and party organization departments responsible for member management and training coordination. Zhao Leji's 2015 directive that the platform become the "spiritual home" of Communist Party members cemented its ideological and organizational mandate within the party apparatus.

Name

Chinese Communist Party

Legal name

共产党员网 (Communist Party Member Network)

Website

https://12371.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Communist Party Member Network (共产党员网/12371.cn) is the official digital platform of the CPC Central Organization Department, operated by CCTV.com, providing party member education, ideological training, and organizational management tools to Communist Party members and grassroots organizations across China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political Education and Party Member Training Services

NAICS

Political Organizations (81394)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Community/Group Chat Platforms (BPAMACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

General-Purpose Social Networks (BPAMABAA), Messaging-Led Community Platforms (Chat/Group Communities) (MPACAJAE)

Keywords

• Political party education
• Member training platform
• Ideological education services
• Party organization tools
• Cadre distance learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Communist Party Member Network (共产党员网, 12371.cn) is a national digital platform providing Communist Party member education, ideological training, and organizational management tools. Managed by the Central Organization Department (中共中央组织部) of the CPC Central Committee and technically operated by CCTV.com (央视网), it delivers multimedia learning resources covering Party theory, Constitution, regulations, Party history, model examples, cadre training, and organizational coordination services to Party members and grassroots Party organizations across China.

Product overview

The Communist Party Member Network (共产党员网) is a comprehensive multi-platform party member education system managed by the Central Organization Department of the Communist Party of China and operated by CCTV Network. The platform consists of four core components: the main website (共产党员网), a television program (共产党员电视栏目), a mobile newspaper (共产党员手机报), and the National Party Cadre Distance Education Channel (全国党员干部现代远程教育频道). The system provides extensive educational resources including theory study materials, Party history content (党史故事100讲, 筑梦路上 documentary series), discipline regulations learning (中国共产党纪律处分条例), exemplary models (时代楷模, 《榜样》系列), member training programs (全国党员教育培训工作), and an intra-Party regulations database (党内法规库). Supplementary features include online publishing (先锋文汇), party work Q&A services (党务问答), and knowledge self-testing (知识自测). The platform serves as the primary online portal for Party member education, training, and information dissemination across all levels of Party organizations.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Communist Party Member Network (共产党员网) The main official website for Communist Party member education, managed by the Central Organization Department and operated by CCTV Network (CCTV.com). Provides comprehensive party education services including theory learning, Party Constitution, Party history, discipline regulations, cadre training, and member management for Party members and grassroots party organizations across China.
• Communist Party Member TV Program (共产党员电视栏目) Television program component of the party member education platform, offering video-based educational content for Party members through the national television network. Includes programming on Party theory, exemplary members, and Party history.
• Communist Party Member Mobile News (共产党员手机报) Mobile newspaper/messaging component of the party member education platform, delivering party news and educational content via SMS to subscribers. Enables mobile access to Party education content and timely dissemination of Party information.
• National Party Cadre Distance Education Channel (全国党员干部现代远程教育频道) National distance education channel dedicated to Party cadres, providing remote learning resources and video courses for Party member training. Broadcasts through a dedicated satellite TV channel to reach Party cadres across all administrative levels in China.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• 中央组织部 (Central Organization Department)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2012共产党员网 is managed by the Central Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央组织部). The platform was officially launched on June 30, 2012, with Xi Jinping personally initiating the platform, demonstrating the highest-level political support and oversight for this party education initiative.
• 央视网 (CCTV.com)coreTechnology or Integration · 30 June 2012CCTV.com (央视网) serves as the technical operator and platform builder for 共产党员网. This partnership provides the technical infrastructure and media broadcasting capabilities for the party education platform.
• 全国党建网站联盟 (National Party Building Website Alliance)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 30 June 2012Network of provincial and local party organization websites integrated with 共产党员网, forming a national alliance for party information sharing and coordinated education efforts. Includes party organization websites from all provinces and major cities.
• 全国党员干部现代远程教育专用频道 (National Party Cadre Distance Education Channel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDedicated satellite TV channel for party cadre distance education, operated in coordination with 共产党员网 to provide video-based training content nationwide.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Coursera: Global online learning platform. Comparable as a digital infrastructure for structured, course-based member education and self-testing, though commercial and global rather than state-affiliated — relevant benchmark for the cadence and depth of online learning features.

Emerging players

• XuetangX (学堂在线): Major Chinese MOOC platform affiliated with Tsinghua University. Comparable as a large-scale online-education platform in China, though academic rather than political, and relevant to 12371.cn's cadre distance-education modules.

Broad incumbents

• CGTN (China Global Television Network): International state broadcaster's digital platform. Comparable as a state-controlled multi-channel digital media outlet for political and ideological content, though targeted at overseas rather than domestic audiences.
• China.org.cn: Official English-language state information portal run by the China Internet Information Center. Comparable as a government-operated digital platform for ideological content dissemination and member/organization outreach.
• China National Radio (央广网): Digital arm of CNR, the national radio broadcaster. Provides audio content, distance-education programming, and Party-aligned coverage that overlaps with the TV and distance-education channels of 12371.cn.
• Xinhua Net (新华网): Digital presence of the state news agency. Operates as a comprehensive national news and information platform with political content aligned with the Party, comparable to 12371.cn as a state-backed digital content destination.
• Guangming Online (光明网): Digital platform of the Guangming Daily, a major state newspaper. Comparable as a state-affiliated digital media outlet delivering Party-aligned content, theory, and educational material to a national audience.
• CCTV.com (央视网): State television network's digital platform and the technical operator of 12371.cn. Provides the broadcast technology, video infrastructure, and media reach that powers the Party Member Network, and is a sibling digital outlet for Party-affiliated content.
• People's Daily Online (人民网): Digital arm of the CPC's official newspaper; hosts the 12371 channel for party-member content. Comparable as a state-controlled, party-line digital media platform serving a national audience with ideological and policy content.

Direct peers

• Xuexi.cn (学习强国): The leading state-backed ideological-education mobile platform operated by the CPC Propaganda Department. Directly competes for the same party-member and cadre audience with overlapping content (Xi Jinping Thought, Party Constitution, party history) and a more gamified, mobile-first user experience.

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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