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China's Communist party holds national congress - in pictures

China national congress: A paramilitary police officer stands guard on Tiananmen Square
A police officer stands guard in Tiananmen Square, opposite the Great Hall of the People Photograph: Diego Azubel/EPA
China national congress: Delegates attend the opening ceremony
Delegates attend the opening ceremony Photograph: Chen Jianli/Xinhua Press/Corbis
China national congress: A Chinese paramilitary policeman reacts outside the congress
A policeman outside the congress Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
China national congress: Delegates arrive at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
Delegates arrive at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Photograph: Wang Jianmin/Xinhua Press/Corbis
China national congress: Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee
Chinese president Hu Jintao talks with former president Jiang Zemin Photograph: Li Tao/Xinhua Press/Corbis
China national congress: Firefighters stand on the Tiananmen Square next to the Great Hall
Firefighters in Tiananmen Square next to the Great Hall of the People Photograph: David Gray/Reuters
China national congress: A man watches a live broadcast of the congress in a subway station, Beijing
A man watches a live broadcast of the congress in a subway station, Beijing Photograph: Andy Wong/AP
China national congress: Delegates from Chinese minorities arrive
Delegates from Chinese minorities arrive Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
China national congress: A reflection in a glass door of the Great Hall of the People
A reflection in a glass door of the Great Hall of the People Photograph: Alexander F. Yuan/AP
China national congress: Chinese policemen monitor the area with telescopes at Tiananmen Gate
Policemen monitor the area around Tiananmen Gate Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images
China national congress: A live broadcast of Chinese President Hu Jintao's speech
Hu Jintao's speech is broadcast live outside a post office building Photograph: Andy Wong/AP
China national congress: Cameras film the opening ceremony
Journalists film the opening ceremony Photograph: Li Xin/Xinhua Press/Corbis
China national congress: Delegates leave the opening session
Delegates leave the opening session Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
China national congress: The opening ceremony of the 18th Communist Party Congress
The opening ceremony of the 18th Communist party congress Photograph: Diego Azubel/EPA
China national congress: Hostesses pose for photographs in front of the Great Hall of the People
Hostesses pose for photographs in front of the Great Hall of the People Photograph: Diego Azubel/EPA
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