2nd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party 中国共产党第二次全国代表大会
Present site of 625 Pude Lane, where the 2nd Congress took place.
Begins	July 16, 1922 (1922-07-16)
Ends	July 23, 1922 (1922-07-23)
Locations	Li Da's apartment, 625 Pude Lane, South Chengdu Road,Shanghai International Settlement
Previous event	1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (1921)
Next event	3rd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (1923)
Participants	12 representatives
Activity	Election held to form the2nd Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Leader	Chen Duxiu (Leader of the Chinese Communist Party)

The2nd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in theShanghai International Settlement at the apartment ofLi Da of 625 Pude Lane, South Chengdu Road, between July 16 and July 23, 1922. Thecongress was attended by 12 representatives, representing 195 members of theChinese Communist Party (CCP). The congress succeeded the1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and preceded the3rd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]

No credible attendance records of the event remain. When the6th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held inMoscow in 1928, the attendance list was reconstructed and noted 12 names:Chen Duxiu,Zhang Guotao,Li Da, Yang Mingzhai,Luo Zhanglong,Wang Jinmei,Xu Baihao,Mao Zedong,Tan Pingshan,Li Zhenying, andShi Cuntong.^[2] However, this list, according to historians, only denoted the representatives of the congress and does not include the actual members that attended the congress in person. Mao, for instance, claimed to have received news to attend the congress, but failed to attend.^[2] In an interview by American journalistEdgar Snow published in his bookRed Star Over China, Mao stated that his absence was due to miscommunication.

Congress affirmed the adoption of theConstitution of the Chinese Communist Party among several other resolutions that were passed during the congress. This included:

1. the Manifesto of the 2nd National Congress, which announced the CCP is a "branch of theComintern", and clarified the responsibilities and executive powers held by each leadership position, for the creation of a "unified China" and the formation of a "Chinese democratic republic".^[3]
2. Resolution of the CCP on Imperialism and World Events;
3. Resolution On Participation in the Comintern, where the CCP formally accepted theTwenty-one Conditions and became the Chinese branch within the Comintern, contrasting the declarations made in the 1st National Congress which proclaimed the CCP was an "ally" of the Comintern;
4. Resolution on the United Front of Democracy;
5. Resolution on the Affairs of "Trade Union Movements and the CCP";
6. the Youths' Movement Resolution;
7. the Women's Movement Resolution;
8. the Resolution on the Constitution of the CCP, which adopted the Constitution of the CCP, formally acceptingLeninist ideologies,^[1] and 9 other resolutions.^[4]

Congress elected Chen, Zhang, Cai,Deng Zhongxia, andGao Junyu to form the2nd Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Another three backup members were selected. Chen was selected as thegeneral secretary, while Cai and Zhang were givenpropaganda work. Congress decided to publish the weeklyThe Guide Weekly (Xiangdao), where Cai was nominated as the head editor.^[3]

At the Congress,Xiang Jingyu was appointed to lead theParty's women's movement.^[5]: 99

During the 2nd National Congress, the Party decided to establish an authoritative publication to disseminate its views onanti-imperialism and revolution.^[6]: 58 This resulted in the founding ofThe Guide Weekly in Shanghai.^{[6]: 58–61} It was the first openly-publishednewspaper of the central organ of the Communist Party.^[6]: 58

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