18th Communist Party Congress ends
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A staff member of the Great Hall of the People helps the former chinese leader Wei Jianxing as he prepares to stand up during the closing of the 18th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (AFP Photo)
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Chinese President Hu Jintao talks with Chinese former president Jian Zemin after the closing of the 18th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (AFP Photo)
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Fire officers patrol Tiananmen Square before the closing ceremony of the Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China's Communist Party will on November 15 unveil the new set of top leaders who will run the country for the next decade, one day after its week-long congress ends. (AFP Photo)
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Military delegates arrive for the closing ceremony of the Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China's Communist Party will on November 15 unveil the new set of top leaders who will run the country for the next decade, one day after its week-long congress ends. (AFP Photo)
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Photographers take photos during the closing of the 18th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The week-long Communist Party Congress will end with a transition of power to Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, who will govern for the coming decade amid growing pressure for reform of the communist regime's iron-clad grip on power. (AFP Photo)
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China's leaders raise their hands to show approval for a work report at the closing ceremony for the 18th Communist Party Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (AP Photo)
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A Chinese Communist Party delegate holds a red voting ticket holder while leaving the Great Hall of the People with other delegates after the closing ceremony for the 18th Communist Party Congress in Beijing. (AP Photo)
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A delegate sits on a bus as it prepares to leave outside the Great Hall of the People following the closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress in Beijing. The week-long Communist Party Congress will end with a transition of power to Vice President Xi Jinping, who will govern for the coming decade amid growing pressure for reform of the communist regime's iron-clad grip on power. (AFP Photo)
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Hostesses pose before Tiananmen gate on Tiananmen Square as delegates arrive at the Great Hall of the People for the start of the closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress in Beijing. The week-long Communist Party Congress will end with a transition of power to Vice President Xi Jinping, who will govern for the coming decade amid growing pressure for reform of the communist regime's iron-clad grip on power. (AFP Photo)
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Delegates wait for the closing ceremony of the Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China's Communist Party will on November 15 unveil the new set of top leaders who will run the country for the next decade, one day after its week-long congress ends. (AFP Photo)
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The Chinese Communist star emblem is displayed on a ceiling during the closing ceremony of the Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China's Communist Party will on November 15 unveil the new set of top leaders who will run the country for the next decade, one day after its week-long congress ends. (AFP Photo)
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