Among the 181 representatives elected to the new conference, 84 were chosen to be on the Standing Committee of the National Conference of the TSPM/CCC. The conference marked the passing of the torch to a new generation of leaders whose average age is about 50. Four out of the 16 new leaders are in their 40s and six are in their 50s. The leaders were unanimously elected through a show of hands.

The Rev. Gao Feng, 46, from Shandong, was elected as CCC's new president. Among the several new vice presidents of the CCC are: the Rev. Lu Dezhi, the Rev. Fan Chengzu, the Rev. Lin Zhihua, the Rev. Ni Guangdao, the Rev. Gao Ying and the Rev. Tang Weimin.

Elder Fu Xianwei from Shanghai was elected chair of the TSPM. The following became TSPM vice chairs: the Rev.Yu Xinli, the Rev. An Xinyi, the Rev. Yu Wenliang, the Rev. Shen Xuebin, Mr. Chen Shunpeng and Ms. Jin Wei.

The Rev. Xu Xiaohong was elected TSPM general secretary and the Rev. Kan Baoping will be the general secretary of the CCC.

Mr. Luo Guanzhong became the honorary chair of the advisory committee to the TSPM/CCC while Presbyter Ji Jianhong and Rev. Cao Shengjie became the co chairs. Bishop K.H. Ting remained the honorary president and honorary chair of TSPM and CCC respectively.
Profiles of the newly elected leaders are available here.

During the conference, which began in Beijing on January 9, delegates gathered to discuss key concerns of the Protestant Churches in China. They heard the work reports of the 7th National Conference of the TSPM and the 5th National Conference of the CCC. Amendments were made to the TSPM/CCC constitutions and proposals were accepted to support the 2008 Beijing Olympics and recommendations on how Chinese Christians can make contributions to the economic and social development of the country.

Ting, a former Anglican bishop and the chairperson emeritus of the TSPM, issued a written address and referred to how Chinese Christians could contribute to building a "harmonious society."