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.

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.

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.

A Chinese man watches a news broadcast of Chinese President Hu Jintao speaking at the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress as he eats his dinner in his home in Beijing, November 8, 2012.

Chinese soldiers walk past the Great Hall of the People where the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress is being held in Beijing, November 8, 2012.

A delegate wearing a traditional costume sits down before the start of a meeting held on the sidelines of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, November 8, 2012.

A family walks in front of a screen showing propaganda displays on a bridge in Shanghai, China, November 8, 2012.