2,270 delegates to attend CPC congress

BEIJING - A total of 2,270 delegates have been elected to attend the upcoming 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), according to an official statement released here on Monday.

President Hu Jintao and another eight members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee were all included in the list of names.

About 50 more delegates will attend the 18th National Congress than the number that attended the 17th National Congress five years ago.

The delegates were elected from across the country from April to July this year when local CPC committees held their own congresses.

The delegates will need to pass a qualification check to get final approval to attend the congress, according to the statement.

The delegates will represent more than 82 million CPC members to attend the Party's 18th National Congress, which is scheduled to be held in the second half of this year in Beijing.