CPC members' number rises to 74.15m

The number of Communist Party of China (CPC) members reached 74.15 million at the end of last year, up 2.78 million over 2006, according to the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee.

And the number of grassroots CPC organizations reached 3.66 million, an increase of 99,000.

Since the 16th CPC National Congress in 2002, about 13.16 million new members have joined the Patry.