Chinese Communist Party winds up 17th Congress

Chinese Communist Party winds up 17th Congress

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and former President Jian Zemin shakes hands after the concluding session of the 17th Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 21.

(1)China's Jiang steps down as military chief, Hu takes over

(1)China's Jiang steps down as military chief, Hu takes over

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Jian Zemin (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pose ahead of their talks in Shanghai in a photo taken in October 2001. Jiang has resigned as chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China. President Hu Jintao succeeded Jiang, China's official Xinhua News Agency said on Sept. 19.

(3)China's top advisory body opens annual meeting

(3)China's top advisory body opens annual meeting

BEIJING, China - (From L to R) President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and Jian Zemin, former president and now chairman of the Central Military Committee, are about to take their seats before the start of the annual session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top government advisory body, in Beijing on March 3.

Chinese Communist Party winds up 17th Congress

Chinese Communist Party winds up 17th Congress

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and former President Jian Zemin shakes hands after the concluding session of the 17th Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 21. (Kyodo)

(1)China's Jiang steps down as military chief, Hu takes over

(1)China's Jiang steps down as military chief, Hu takes over

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Jian Zemin (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pose ahead of their talks in Shanghai in a photo taken in October 2001. Jiang has resigned as chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China. President Hu Jintao succeeded Jiang, China's official Xinhua News Agency said on Sept. 19. (Kyodo)

(3)China's top advisory body opens annual meeting

(3)China's top advisory body opens annual meeting

BEIJING, China - (From L to R) President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and Jian Zemin, former president and now chairman of the Central Military Committee, are about to take their seats before the start of the annual session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top government advisory body, in Beijing on March 3. (Kyodo)