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Hotel guides pose for a photo on Tiananmen Square near the Great Hall of the People, the venue of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing.
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Tibetan delegates pose for a group photo in front of the Great Hall of the People.
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Minority delegates from Inner Mongolia arrive for the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Olympic gold medalist swimmer and military delegate Jiao Liuyang arrives for the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Delegates chat outside the Guangxi room before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People.
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A general view shows delegates attending the opening ceremony of the Congress.
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In attendance at the opening ceremony was former president Jiang Zemin.
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Delegates applaud as China's President Hu Jintao bows after speech at the opening ceremony.
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Military delegates leave the Great Hall of the People.
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Pro-democracy activists protested in Hong Kong against the Congress.
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High school students watch a screen showing Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese president, delivering a keynote report.