News from 17th Communist Party of China, 2007. New leaders were elected at the first plenary session of the 17th CPC Central Committee on Monday morning.

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STANDING COMMITTEE Hu Jintao Wu Bangguo Wen Jiabao Jia Qinglin Li Changchun Xi Jinping * Li Keqiang* He Guoqiang* Zhou Yongkang * * denotes new member

Hu Jintao (C), Wu Bangguo (4th R), Wen Jiabao (4th L), Jia Qinglin (3rd R), Li Changchun (3rd L), Xi Jinping (2nd R), Li Keqiang (2nd L), He Guoqiang (1st R) and Zhou Yongkang (1st L), who are members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), meet the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 22, 2007. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)

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	Hu Jintao General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission and Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China
	Wu Bangguo Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress and secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group.
	Wen Jiabao Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, premier of the State Council and secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group.
	Jia Qinglin Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, chairman of the Tenth National Committee ofthe Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group.
	Li Changchun Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.
	Xi Jinping Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee.
	Li Keqiang Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial People's Congress.
	He Guoqiang Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau, secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and head of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee.
	Zhou Yongkang Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau, state councillor and member of the Leading Party Members' Group of the State Council, deputy secretary of the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee of the CPC Central Committee, and minister and Party secretary of the Ministry of Public Security.

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