17th Chinese Communist Party Congress

BEIJING - OCTOBER 17: People sit in front of the Great Hall of the People on the third day of the five-yearly Chinese Communist Party Congress on October 17, 2007 in Beijing, China. The congress, which is held from October 15 to 21, with hundreds of police and other security forces posted outside the venue, will promote younger leaders and likely successors to President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao five years hence. (Photo by Guang Niu/Getty Images)