The Communist Youth League of China is a people’s group organization of forward-thinking young people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China; it is a school for vast numbers of young people to learn through practice about socialism with Chinese characteristics and about communism; it is an aide to and reserve force of the Party. The Central Committee of the Communist Youth League functions under the leadership of the Central Committee of the Party. Local chapters of the Communist Youth League come under the leadership of the relevant Party committee at the corresponding level and of the higher-level organization of the League itself.
中國共產(chǎn)主義青年團是中國共產(chǎn)黨領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的先進青年的群團組織，是廣大青年在實踐中學(xué)習(xí)中國特色社會主義和共產(chǎn)主義的學(xué)校，是黨的助手和后備軍。共青團中央委員會受黨中央委員會領(lǐng)導(dǎo)。共青團的地方各級組織受同級黨的委員會領(lǐng)導(dǎo)，同時受共青團上級組織領(lǐng)導(dǎo)。