Three Represents
The Three Represents (simplified Chinese: 三个代表; traditional Chinese: 三個代表; pinyin: Sāngè Dàibiǎo) or the important thought of Three Represents (simplified Chinese: “三个代表”重要思想; traditional Chinese: “三個代表”重要思想; pinyin: “Sān gè dàibiǎo” zhòngyào sīxiǎng) is a guiding socio-political theory credited to Jiang Zemin, which was ratified by the Communist Party of China at the Sixteenth Party Congress in 2002.
Jiang Zemin first introduced his theory on February 25, 2000 while on an inspection tour in Maoming, Guangdong province. He was attempting a comprehensive summary of the party's historical experience and how to adapt to new situations and tasks when he stated:
The official statement of the ideology stipulates that the Communist Party of China should be representative to advanced social productive forces, advanced culture, and the interests of the overwhelming majority.
Synopsis
The formal statement of the theory is:
One possible interpretation of the "Three Represents":
"Represents advanced social productive forces" stands for economic production