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BEIJING, Oct. 9 - The number of Communist Party of China (CPC) members had reached 73.36 million by the end of June, an increase of 6.42 million over 2002, according to the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee.Since 2002, when the 16th National Congress of the CPC was held, the CPC has welcomed 13.16 million new members, according to the statistics.The CPC is expected to hold its 17th national congress this month.The statistics show nearly 4.2 million, or 31.9 percent of the new members, were women; 934,000, or 7.1 percent, were from ethnic minorities; 9 mbt shoes.46 million, or 71.8 percent, were under 35, and nearly 6.5 million, or 49.3 percent, were grassroots people working on the frontline such as policemen Longchamp outlet, doctors or teachers, according to the department.Up to 12.1 percent of the new members over the last five years had previously been recognized as model workers and 32.5 percent were college graduates.By June 2007, the number of CPC members under the age of 35 reached 17.38 million, or 23.7 percent, and there were 38.84 million members, or 52.9 percent, between 36 and 59, the statistics show.About 134,000 people from the new social stratum applied for Party membership. Some were accepted, although the organization department did not give a specific figure, and 64,000 of them are likely to join the Party soon and currently being assessed by the CPC, it said.The new social stratum includes private entrepreneurs longchamp outlet, technicians and managerial-level staff in private or foreign-funded companies, the self-employed and employees in intermediate organizations, according to the CPC.By June 2007, 3.18 million Party members were working in private companies.It is estimated that the new social stratum consists of 50 million professionals who possess or manage capital totaling 10 trillion yuan (1.3 trillion U.S. dollars), according to the United Front Work Department (UFWD) Related articles:

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