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Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, Commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, told Congress on Wednesday that violence is expanding between Sunni and Shiite Muslims in the Middle East, and warned that Syria's conflict is producing a generation of terrorists. (Associated Press)

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, front right, prepares to deliver a work report as Chinese President Xi Jinping, front left, claps during the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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China's top leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, bow their heads to observe a minute of silence to commemorate the victims of the recent slashing incident in Kunming province during the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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China's top leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, bow their heads to observe a minute of silence to commemorate the victims of the recent slashing incident in Kunming province during the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)