Twelfth CPC National Congress   2002-09-16 10:50:48 The Congress, held in Beijing from September 1 to 11, 1982, set the general task for the Party in the new period: to unite with the people of all nationalities in the endeavor to gradually realize the modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense, and science and technology through self－reliance and hard work, and to build China into a socialist state with a high level of civilization and democracy. The First Plenary Session of the Congress elected Hu Yaobang general secretary of the CPC Central Committee; Hu Yaobang, Ye Jianying, Deng Xiaoping, Zhao Ziyang, Li Xiannian and Chen Yun, the standing committee members of the Political Bureau; Deng Xiaoping, chairman of Central Military Commission.