The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) opened on Thursday Nov 8,2012 at the Grat Hall of the People in Beijing,China and Jiang Zemin, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang were present at the opening ceremony of the congress, along with about 2,300 delegates and specially invited delegates.
The 18th National Congress will have 2270 delegates selected from 40 constituencies. This represents an increase of 57 delegates and two constituencies from the 17th CPC . 31 of these constituencies represent China's province-level Provinces, Autonomous Regions, and Municipalities. Six other delegations represent: Taiwan, the People's Liberation Army, The Central Party Organization, The Central Government Ministries and Commissions, Central State Owned Enterprises, and Central Banks and Financial Institutions. The remaining three delegations are the subject of conflicting accounts. Hong Kong and Macau may represent two delegations or one delegation or they may be treated as part of the Guangdong delegation. Other delegations that have been identified by various sources include the Peoples Armed Police, units involved in “social management”, the public service sector, workers in private enterprises, and workers in foreign and joint enterprises.
Due to term and age limits restrictions, seven of the nine members of the powerful Politburo Standing Committee will be retiring during the Congress. This includes current Paramount Leader Hu Jintao, who will step down as the General Secretary, the Party's Leader.
The Congress will elect the 18th Central Committee of the CPC and will likely elect currently touted successors into power.
It is expected that Xi Jinping will succeed Hu Jintao and Li Keqiang will succeed Wen Jiabao as top Politburo Standing Committe Members.
Hu Jintao
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping with Hu Jintao
Li Keqiang Wen Jiabao
Li Keqiang with Wen Jiabao
No more than 68% of the delegates may hold leadership positions within the party. The remaining 32% will be "grassroots" party members who hold jobs outside of the party apparatus.
Hu Jintao is delivering a report entitled "Firmly march on the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and strive to complete the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects."
The theme of the congress is to "hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, follow the guidance of Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of Three Represents and the Scientific Outlook on Development, free up the mind, implement the policy of reform and opening up, pool our strength, overcome all difficulties, firmly march on the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and strive to complete the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects."
Youngest and Oldest Delegate
Jiao Liuyang, left, who won a gold medal at the London Olympics and a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics in swimming, talks with Jiao Ruoyu, a former Beijing Mayor
Jiao Liuyang, who was born in 1991, is the youngest delegate to the 18th CPC National Congress, while Jiao Ruoyu, born 1915, is the oldest.
Souvenir Stamps Unveiled for the 18th CPC National Congress
A set of commemorative stamps to celebrate the 18th CPC National Congress is unveiled and it includes two stamps and a souvenir sheet.
Delegates Arrive for the 18th CPC National Congress
Delegates of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) arrive to attend the 18th CPC National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
Delegates of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) from Tibet autonomous region arrive in Beijing, capital of China, on Nov 5, 2012
Delegates attending the opening session of 18th CPC
Delegates bow in silence in remembrance of the late leaders during the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress
Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping (top left), walks past Chinese President Hu Jintao (seated left) and former President Jiang Zemin (seated right), during the opening session of the 18th CPC in Beijing.
Chinese President Hu Jintao and his predecessor Jiang Zemin applaud at the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress.
Fudan Students Stand To Create CPC Emblem
Children stand in the shape of heart and form the Chinese characters meaning the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at a kindergarten in Ningbo, Zhejiang province.
Xi Jinping, the 59-year-old "princeling" son of a former Politburo member and Vice Premier, was on Thursday Nov 15,2012 unveiled as the new General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
New Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping speaks at the press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012
Xi and 6 other top leaders who will constitute the Party's highest body - the Politburo Standing Committee - were presented as the faces of the party's new generation of leaders, marking an end to a once in ten year transition process.The CPC has reduced the size of its elite inner circle from nine to seven, underscoring long-discussed moves, analysts said, to make the top body more efficient and less driven by competing factional interests.
From left, members of the new Politburo Standing Committee Zhang Gaoli, Liu Yunshan, Zhang Dejiang, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Yu Zhengsheng and Wang Qishan meet journalists in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Thursday Nov. 15, 2012.
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