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The Chinese Communist Party was founded in Shanghai in 1921.1
The party's formal establishment was marked by its First Congress, which was held in the city in July 1921. Prior to this, organizers—including Chen Duxiu—had begun laying the groundwork for the party in Shanghai by recruiting young intellectuals and establishing the Socialist Youth League with the assistance of the Comintern.2