 | China's President Hu Jintao (L) shakes hands with Premier Wen Jiabao after the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress in Beijing March 5, 2007. click to open  |
 | Chinese President Hu Jintao reads a document during the third plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Saturday March 11, 2006. China is facing a critical shortage of judges as its courts struggle to cope with growing numbers of official corruption cases, top court officials said Saturday. click to open  |
 | Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, left, and President Hu Jintao, bottom right, applaud chief prosecutor Jia Chunwang's speech during the third plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Saturday, March 11, 2006. China is facing a critical shortage of judges as its courts struggle to cope with growing numbers of official corruption cases, top court officials said Saturday. click to open  |
 | Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, and other Chinese top leaders shake hands with staff at the Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005, congratulating them on the successful launch of China's second mannedspacecraft Shenzhou-6. 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  |
 | 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  |
 | 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  |
 | China's President Hu Jintao waits for the result of 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  |