After months of speculation, China unveiled the elite group of leaders who will set the agenda for the country for the next decade, including new Communist Party General Secretary and presumptive next president Xi Jinping.
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After months of speculation, China unveiled the elite group of leaders who will set the agenda for the country for the next decade, including new Communist Party General Secretary and presumptive next president Xi Jinping.
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Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, two of the members of the new seven-seat Politburo Standing Committee, greet the media at the Great Hall of the People on November 15.
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Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, two of the members of the new seven-seat Politburo Standing Committee, greet the media at the Great Hall of the People on November 15.
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From left, Zhang Gaoli, Liu Yunshan, Zhang Dejiang, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Yu Zhengsheng and Wang Qishan greet the media at the Great Hall of the People on November 15. China's ruling Communist Party revealed the new Politburo Standing Committee after its 18th congress.
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From left, Zhang Gaoli, Liu Yunshan, Zhang Dejiang, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Yu Zhengsheng and Wang Qishan greet the media at the Great Hall of the People on November 15. China's ruling Communist Party revealed the new Politburo Standing Committee after its 18th congress.
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Xi Jinping delivers a speech as the rest of the new Politburo Standing Committee looks on.
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Xi Jinping delivers a speech as the rest of the new Politburo Standing Committee looks on.
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A paramilitary guard stands outside the Great Hall of the People as journalists leave the unveiling ceremony of a new Politburo Standing Committee on November 15.
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A paramilitary guard stands outside the Great Hall of the People as journalists leave the unveiling ceremony of a new Politburo Standing Committee on November 15.
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Hostesses pose before the gate to Tiananmen Square as delegates arrive at the Great Hall of the People for the start of the closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress on November 14. The week-long congress will end with a transition of power within the party, most notably, introducing new members of the Politburo Standing Committee, which effectively runs China.
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Hostesses pose before the gate to Tiananmen Square as delegates arrive at the Great Hall of the People for the start of the closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress on November 14. The week-long congress will end with a transition of power within the party, most notably, introducing new members of the Politburo Standing Committee, which effectively runs China.
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Thousands of members of China's Communist Party are meeting in the immense Great Hall of the People in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
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Thousands of members of China's Communist Party are meeting in the immense Great Hall of the People in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
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Tibetan delegates carry party documents as they leave the closing ceremony of the Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 14.
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Tibetan delegates carry party documents as they leave the closing ceremony of the Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 14.
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Members of a Chinese SWAT team wait outside the closing ceremony of the Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People on November 14.
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Members of a Chinese SWAT team wait outside the closing ceremony of the Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People on November 14.
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A paramilitary police officer stands guard during the flag-lowering ceremony at Tiananmen Square on November 13.
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A paramilitary police officer stands guard during the flag-lowering ceremony at Tiananmen Square on November 13.
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Cars for delegates to the party congress are pictured near the Great Hall of the People, mostly black Audis.
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Cars for delegates to the party congress are pictured near the Great Hall of the People, mostly black Audis.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao (seen at the very bottom) addresses delegates on November 8.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao (seen at the very bottom) addresses delegates on November 8.
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In his address, Hu warned that corruption could bring down the Communist Party and the state it controls. "If we fail to handle this issue well, it could prove fatal to the party, and even cause the collapse of the party and the fall of the state," Hu said.
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In his address, Hu warned that corruption could bring down the Communist Party and the state it controls. "If we fail to handle this issue well, it could prove fatal to the party, and even cause the collapse of the party and the fall of the state," Hu said.
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Hu helps former Chinese president Jiang Zemin to stand up as Prime Minister Wen Jiabao looks on at the opening of the 18th Communist Party Congress.
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Hu helps former Chinese president Jiang Zemin to stand up as Prime Minister Wen Jiabao looks on at the opening of the 18th Communist Party Congress.
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Attendants serve tea during the 18th Communist Party Congress.
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Attendants serve tea during the 18th Communist Party Congress.
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A man adjusts a television screen showing a live broadcast of Hu speaking at the Party Congress at a supermarket in Wuhan, Hubei province on November 8.
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A man adjusts a television screen showing a live broadcast of Hu speaking at the Party Congress at a supermarket in Wuhan, Hubei province on November 8.
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Workers gather to watch Hu's address to the Communist Party Congress. Hu called for stepped-up political reform and a revamped economic model on the first day of the congress.
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Workers gather to watch Hu's address to the Communist Party Congress. Hu called for stepped-up political reform and a revamped economic model on the first day of the congress.
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A woman watches the Party Congress on television from her cigarette shop in Shanghai.
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A woman watches the Party Congress on television from her cigarette shop in Shanghai.
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Chinese hostesses jump for the cameras before the Party Congress' opening session in Beijing.
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Chinese hostesses jump for the cameras before the Party Congress' opening session in Beijing.
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Members of the press gather inside the Great Hall of the People for a briefing on November 7.
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Members of the press gather inside the Great Hall of the People for a briefing on November 7.
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Congress spokesman Cai Mingzhao answers a question during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People.
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Congress spokesman Cai Mingzhao answers a question during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People.
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Attendants pose for a picture in Tiananmen Square on November 7.
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Attendants pose for a picture in Tiananmen Square on November 7.
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A soldier tries to prevent photos being taken in Tiananmen Square on November 7.
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A soldier tries to prevent photos being taken in Tiananmen Square on November 7.
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Chinese paramilitary policemen march through Tiananmen Square on November 7.
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Chinese paramilitary policemen march through Tiananmen Square on November 7.
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Towers covered in flowers were on display in Beijing ahead of the Party Congress.
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Towers covered in flowers were on display in Beijing ahead of the Party Congress.
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