Vision China speakers note CPC crucial to nation's success

The fact that the Party has grown from a small party of some 50 members into the world's largest ruling party with more than 91 million members, shows the advanced nature of the CPC, Zhu said.

In 1921, the CPC's founders convened the first National Congress of the CPC and announced the Party's founding on a small boat, which was later referred as the Red Boat, on Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing.

Sunday's event with the theme, "Long March from the Red Boat", was held 10 days ahead of the 100th anniversary of the CPC's founding.