 | Delegates attend the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People Beijing on March 14th 2005. China's parliament passed a law giving its military the legal basis to attack Taiwan if it moves towards independence, a day after President Hu Jintao told the army to prepare for war. click to open  |
 | China's President Hu Jintao (R) chats with Premier Wen Jiabao at the National People's Congress in Beijing March 13, 2005. China's parliament elected Hu to replace former president and Communist Party chief Jiang Zemin from his final official post, the largely ceremonial chairmanship of the state Central Military Commission. click to open |
 | Chinese paramilitary policemen carry fire extinguishers outside Beijing's Great Hall of the People where the annual session of China's parliament, the National People's Congress, is being held March 13, 2005. China's parliament elected President Hu Jintao on Sunday to the largely ceremonial chairmanship of the state Central Military Commission, completing the handover of power from former leader Jiang Zemin. click to open |
 | A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands under red flags outside Beijing's Great Hall of the People where the annual session of China's parliament, the National People's Congress, is being held March 13, 2005. China's parliament elected President Hu Jintao on Sunday to the largely ceremonial chairmanship of the state Central Military Commission, completing the handover of power from former leader Jiang Zemin. click to open |
 | China's President Hu Jintao (R) listens to Premier Wen Jiabao before the election of the chairman of the state Central Military Commission at the National People's Congress in Beijing March 13, 2005. China's parliament elected Hu on Sunday to the largely ceremonial chairmanship of the state Central Military Commission, completing the handover of power from former leader Jiang Zemin. click to open |
 | China's President Hu Jintao (R) is congratulated by Premier Wen Jiabao after being elected as chairman of the state Central Military Commission at the National People's Congress in Beijing March 13, 2005. China's parliament elected Hu on Sunday to the largely ceremonial chairmanship of the state Central Military Commission, completing the handover of power from former leader Jiang Zemin. click to open |
 | Chinese delegates in line to vote during a session of the National Peoples' Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 13, 2005. President Hu Jintao on Sunday was named chairman of a figurehead government military body, symbolically completing a transfer of power to a younger generation of Communist leaders. click to open |
 | Chinese delegates and top leaders attend a session of the National Peoples' Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 13, 2005. President Hu Jintao on Sunday was named chairman of a figurehead government military body, symbolically completing a transfer of power to a younger generation of Communist leaders. click to open |
 | China's President Hu Jintao (front) and Premier Wen Jiabao (2nd R) queue to vote during the election of the chairman of the state Central Military Commission at the National People's Congress in Beijing March 13, 2005. China's parliament elected Hu to replace former president and Communist Party chief Jiang Zemin from his final official post, the largely ceremonial chairmanship of the state Central Military Commission. click to open |
 | China's President Hu Jintao (R) chats with Premier Wen Jiabao before the election of chairman of the state Central Military Commission at the National People's Congress in Beijing March 13, 2005. click to open |
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