The Communist Party of China (CPC) has called for its members to keep studying so as to adapt to the needs of the era.

A spokesman for the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee said the current age is undergoing unprecedented development and changes and is an era featured by accelerated "knowledge innovation and update".

"Party organizations and members would be left behind the era if they do not strengthen their learning," the spokesman said.

The spokesman made the comments when elaborating the building of study-oriented Party organizations at various levels.

Building study-oriented Party organizations is a "fundamental and significant project" for the building of a study-oriented Party, he said.

He said as China has entered a new development stage, with new things and problems frequently emerging, and only by enhancing study can the Party improve its capabilities to promote development and social harmony.