On 21 October 2007, The 17th CPC Congress elected the 204 members of his Central Committee, its 167 alternate members and the 127 members of the Central Commission for discipline inspection. On 22 the new members of the politburo and the nine powerful members of the Standing Committee of the Politburo have been electected.
Human rights group Amnesty International has accused China of breaking a pledge to improve its rights record when it was picked to host the Olympic games.