BEIJING - The number of Communist Party of China (CPC) members has exceeded 80 million, a senior CPC official said Friday.

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The CPC had 80.269 million members by the end of last year, Wang Qinfeng, deputy head of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, said at a press conference.

The CPC is the world's largest political party and will mark its 90th founding anniversary on July 1.