Scenes from the halls of power in Beijing, where China’s authoritarian government is in the midst of a once-in-a-decade changing of the guard.
China’s Leadership Transition: The Communist Party Shuffles the Deck
Scenes from the halls of power in Beijing, where China's authoritarian government is in the midst of a once-in-a-decade changing of the guard
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Journalists, firemen, buses and red flags in Tiananmen are reflected in a glass door of the Great Hall of the People, where the opening ceremony of the 18th Party Congress was held, while a soldier dressed as an usher keeps watch on Nov. 8, 2012