China's Communist Party holds a pivotal congress that will usher in a new generation of Chinese leaders.
ກອງປະຊຸມຫລວງ ຄັ້ງທີ 18 ຂອງພັກຄອມມິວນິສຕ໌ ຈີນ
![A huge screen shows a broadcast of Chinese President Hu Jintao speaking at the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 8, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ae060c2e-4ab4-479e-ac2f-7c4ee3b9484e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A huge screen shows a broadcast of Chinese President Hu Jintao speaking at the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 8, 2012.
![Communist leaders stand before the national anthem during the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, November 8, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2c847814-e543-4eaf-bb00-6fb1a212f63d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Communist leaders stand before the national anthem during the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, November 8, 2012.
![Delegates chat outside of the Guangxi room before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People, the venue of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, November 8, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b7993c48-9b4b-4e04-928b-38e1b5d816bc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Delegates chat outside of the Guangxi room before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People, the venue of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, November 8, 2012.
![A man walks past official propaganda to welcome the Chinese Communist Party's 18th Congress which held in Beijing, at a bookstore in Shanghai, China, November 8, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a618649f-3363-4059-bee1-2c003beaf954_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks past official propaganda to welcome the Chinese Communist Party's 18th Congress which held in Beijing, at a bookstore in Shanghai, China, November 8, 2012.