| Event Name: | 12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party |
| Image Alt: | CCP flag |
| Location: | Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China |
| Participants: | 1,600 delegates |
| Date: | 1–11 September 1982 (10 days) |
| Result: | Election of the 12th Central Committee and 12th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection |
| Also Known As: | Abbreviated name |
| C2: | 十二大 |
| P: | Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng dì Shí'èr cì Quánguó Dàibiǎo Dàhuì |
| P2: | Shí'èr dà |
| S: | 中国共产党第十二次全国代表大会 |
| T: | 中國共產黨第十二次全國代表大會 |
| Order: | st |
The 12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was convened from September 1–11, 1982. The path of modernization through socialism was laid out. 1,600 delegates and 160 alternate delegates represented the party's 39.65 million members. It was preceded by the 11th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, and succeeded by the 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. It coincided with the time in which leader Deng Xiaoping was Chairman of the Central Advisory Commission.[1]
At the 12th National Congress, Hu Yaobang's report addressed the Chinese diplomatic concept of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, stating, "China adheres to an independent foreign policy and develops relationships with other countries under the guidance of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence." According to the view articulated by Hu in his report, "China will never be dependent on any big country or group of countries, nor will it yield to the pressure of any big country [...] The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence apply to our relations with all countries, including socialist countries."[2]