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The Common Program described [[System of people's congress|people's congresses]] as the primary organs through which the people would exercise state power.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|page=26}} It stated that the [[National People's Congress]] was the highest body of state power.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|page=26}} According to the Common Program, all state organs should practice [[democratic centralism]].<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|page=26}}

Generally, the Common Program prioritized ownership of the state-owned economy, although it also gave consideration to some private interests.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|page=4}} It did not seek to eliminate capitalism as a whole, instead encouraging private enterprises viewed as beneficial to the national economy and sought to implement a mixed economy.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|pages=4-5}}

In Article 26, the Common Program defines "development of production" as the primary goal intended to be achieved through the establishment of socialist [[relations of production]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Harrell |first=Stevan |title=An Ecological History of Modern China |publisher=[[University of Washington Press]] |year=2023 |isbn=9780295751719 |___location=Seattle}}</ref>{{Rp|page=63}} It states, "The basic principle for the economic construction of the People's Republic of China is ... to achieve the goal of developing production and a flourishing economy ... to promote the development of the entire society and economy."<ref name=":1" />{{Rp|page=63}}