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3rd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party 中国共产党第三次全国代表大会
Present site of 31 Xuguyuan Road, where the 3rd Congress took place.
Begins	June 12, 1923 (1923-06-12)
Ends	June 20, 1923 (1923-06-20)
Locations	31 Xuguyuan Road,Dongshan,Guangzhou City,Guangdong Province,Republic of China.
Previous event	2nd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (1922)
Next event	4th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (1927)
Participants	40 representatives
Activity	Election held to form the3rd Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Leader	Chen Duxiu (Leader of the Chinese Communist Party)

The3rd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held inGuangzhou at 31 Xuguyuan Road between June 12 and June 20, 1923. It succeeded the2nd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and preceded the4th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Thecongress was attended by 40 representatives acrossChina andMoscow representing 420 party members of theChinese Communist Party (CCP).

The congress was hosted byChen Duxiu, with participation fromLi Dazhao,Zhang Guotao,Tan Pingshan,Cai Hesen,Chen Tanqiu,Luo Zhanglong, andHenk Sneevliet (representing theComintern). Sneevilet briefed congress regarding the inquiries by the Comintern related to the cooperation between the CCP andKuomintang. The congress held elections to appoint members in the3rd Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and drafted resolutions of the 3rd Congress.^[1]

In early-June 1923,Mao Zedong, along withZhu Shaolian, represented the party division atZhengxiang and leftShanghai for Guangzhou to attend the event. There were three main agendas discussed and implemented in the congress:

1. Drafting of the party manifesto;
2. Cooperation with the Kuomintang towards reunification, and;
3. An election to form the 3rd Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

The main agenda involved relates to the cooperation between the CCP and the Kuomintang, to discuss issues on the reunification of the Republic. This matter was highlighted by a report from Chen Duxiu. Mao Zedong made a speech in the congress about workers' movements atHunan. Congress passed the National Movement and Kuomintang Question Act, allowing CCP members to join the Kuomintang, while maintaining efforts to expand the CCP itself. Congress also elected 9 members and 5 backup-members of the 3rd Central Executive Committee of the CCP.^{: 113–114}

The Central Committee elected Chen, Mao,Luo Zhanglong,Cai Hesen, andTan Pingshan to form the Central Committee of the CCP. Chen was nominated as the President, while Mao was elected as Secretary. Congress also passed the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee Organisation Act, ruling that "the Secretary is responsible for all documentations, paperwork, communications, and meeting records of the political party. All party documents must be signed by the President and the Secretary of the CCP." Congress was dismissed when representatives sangThe Internationale at the Martyr's Tomb of the Huanghuagang Park. After congress ended, Mao, Chen, Li andXiang Jingyu remained at Guangzhou.

TheResolution about the Women's Movement, drafted byXiang Jingyu, was passed at the Congress.^[2]: 101 The Resolution emphasized the importance ofwomen workers' movements and stated that shared anti-warlord andanti-imperialist themes could unite the various women's movements in China such as thefeminist movement, thewomen's suffrage movement, and the movement to abolish prostitution.^{[2]: 101–102}

Congress, in accordance to instructions sent fromComintern, officially confirmed that CCP members are allowed to join Kuomintang, solidifying the cooperation between the CCP and KMT.

After congress, under the promotion by the CCP,Sun Yat-sen reformed the Kuomintang, validating the policies discussed within the Congress, leading to the formation of the1st National Congress of the Kuomintang in 1924, where CCP-Kuomintang cooperation was formally established.

Since the 3rd Congress^[3], it became standard for The Internationale to be played in the closing ceremonies of each National Congress held by the CCP.

• 中共三大会址纪念馆（官方网站）
• 中国共产党第三次全国大会宣言Archived 2013-03-13 at theWayback Machine(in Chinese)
• 中国共产党第一次修正章程Archived 2020-11-04 at theWayback Machine(in Chinese)

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