100 years of the Communist party of China

Events are being held across China with today's events praising the role of the nearly 92 million-member party. (File photo: AP)

Paramilitary police and police officers keep watch as people gather to watch the light show, at Bund in Shanghai, China. (File photo: AP)

People take photos with the Olympic Tower in the background, that has been lit up to celebrate the 100 years of the Communist Party of China in Beijing. (File photo: AP)

People look at buildings displaying a light show on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing. (File photo: AP)

People look at a light show on the Bund promenade in Shanghai, on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. (File photo: AP)

Military band members rehearse before the event marking the 100th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China, in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. (File photo: AP)

Participants wave national and party flags as balloons are released at the end of the event. (File photo: AP)

Aircraft from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force fly in formation during a parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. (File photo: AP)

People attend celebrations at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on July 1, 2021. (File photo: AP)

A Chinese military band arrives for celebrations in Beijing, to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. (File photo: AP)

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. (File photo: AP)

An attendee poses for a picture with military medals before the celebrations in Beijing. (File photo: AP)

A Chinese military band prepares for celebrations in Beijing. (File photo: AP)

Chinese honour guards prepare for celebrations in Beijing on July 1, 2021, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China. (File photo: AP)

People take photos on a large screen showing Chinese President Xi Jinping giving a speech during the celebrations, in China's eastern Anhui province. (File photo: AP)

Performers waving national and party flags pose for pictures on Tiananmen Square following the event marking the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China, in Beijing. (File photo: AP)

People watch a large screen showing the celebrations, in Yantai, China's eastern Shandong province. (File photo: AP)

Communist party members wave flags as an honor guard prepares to raise the national flag during a ceremony at Tiananmen Gate in Beijing. (File photo: AP)

Aircraft from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force fly in formation during a parade in Beijing. (File photo: AP)