Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China

Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China 中国共产主义青年团中央委员会
Overview
Type	Political-executive organ
Elected by	National Congress
Length of term	Five years
Term limits	None
Leadership
General Secretary	A Dong, First Secretary of the Secretariat
Executive organ	Standing Committee
Administrative organ	Secretariat
Members
Total	200
Alternates
Total	120
Meeting place
Headquarters, Beijing
Constitution
Constitution of the Communist Youth League of China
Regulation
Regulation on the Work of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China

Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China
Simplified Chinese	中国共产主义青年团中央委员会
Traditional Chinese	中國共產主義青年團中央委員會
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó Gòngchǎnzhǔyì Qīngniántuán Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì
Abbreviation
Simplified Chinese	共青团中央
Traditional Chinese	共青團中央
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gòngqīngtuán Zhōngyāng
Alternative abbreviation
Simplified Chinese	团中央
Traditional Chinese	團中央
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tuán Zhōngyāng

The Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China is the highest organ when the national congress is not in session and is tasked with carrying out congress resolutions, directing all party work, and representing the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) externally. It is led by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and elected by the League's National Congress.

The National Congress of the CYLC is held every five years and is convened by the Central Committee. During the recess of the National Congress, the Central Committee implements the resolutions of the National Congress and leads all the work of the League. The plenary session of the Central Committee of the CYLC elects several standing members to form the Standing Committee. It elects one first secretary and several secretaries to form the Secretariat. The plenary session of the Central Committee is convened by the Standing Committee and is held at least once a year. During the adjournment of the plenary session of the Central Committee and the Standing Committee, the Secretariat exercises the functions and powers of the Central Committee.

Function

The CYLC Central Committee implements the resolutions of the National Congress and exercises leadership over all the work of the League when the Congress is not in session. It meets at least once a year for plenums.

Structure

The CYLC Central Committee is led by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. The CYLC Central Committee is elected by the National Congress. It is composed of 200 representatives and 120 alternates. CYLC secretaries from Tsinghua University and Peking University are automatically members of the Central Committee. The Central Committee in turn elects a Secretariat, which is the organization’s main decision-making body.

The CYLC Central Committee's newspaper is the China Youth Daily. In December 2013, the Central Committee launched a Weibo and WeChat account.