Central News Agency (CNA Taipei, July 2) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held grand celebrations for its 105th anniversary on July 1. The CCP was founded in 1921, but historical research indicates that the date of the First National Congress was not July 1 of that year, but rather July 23. According to a report by Hong Kong's Sing Tao Daily, authoritative historical documents of the CCP confirm that the First National Congress actually convened on July 23, 1921. At that time, over 10 delegates from places such as Shanghai, Beijing, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Changsha, and Jinan gathered in Shanghai's French Concession for the meeting. During the conference, due to a surprise search by police, the participating delegates urgently relocated to a pleasure boat on South Lake in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, to continue the remaining agenda. After discussion, the congress adopted the first program and resolutions of the Chinese Communist Party. The reason the CCP regards July 1 as its founding day anniversary is related to the chaos of wartime. In the 1920s and 1930s, early CCP archives were largely lost or damaged during multiple transfers and conflicts. At that time in Yan'an, only Mao Zedong and Dong Biwu had attended the First National Congress, but they could only recall that the congress was held in July, without being able to precisely remember the specific date. It is pointed out that in May 1938, Mao Zedong, in his speech "On Protracted War" delivered at the Yan'an Anti-Japanese War Research Association, publicly stated for the first time: "July 1 this year marks the 17th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party." In June 1941, the CCP Central Committee officially issued a document designating July 1 as the legal and unified anniversary of the CCP's founding. The specific opening date of the First National Congress of the CCP was not confirmed by CCP historians until the late 1970s, when it was determined to be July 23. (Editor: Zhu Jianling / Lu Jiarong) 115070