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In Pictures: China’s Communist Party Congress

Chinese ruling party starts delicate leadership transfer to young leaders.

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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.
Published On 8 Nov 2012

China’s ruling Communist Party is holding its national congress.

More than 2,200 delegates gathered at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursday, November 8,  for the start of the week-long session that will install Vice President Xi Jinping as the party’s new general-secretary.

The meeting will witness the transition of the ruling party’s leadership to younger leaders.

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.
Olympic gold medalist swimmer and military delegate Jiao Liuyang arrives for the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party.
Delegates chat outside the Guangxi room before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People.
A general view shows delegates attending the opening ceremony of the Congress.
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.
Military delegates leave the Great Hall of the People.
Pro-democracy activists protested in Hong Kong against the Congress.
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.