Great Hall

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Chinese soldiers march outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing where the se¿ inner circle of Chinese political power, was paraded in front of assembled media Thursday, the day after 18th Communist Party Congress ended. (Associated Press)

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Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang attends the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Then-Chongqing Party Secretary Bo Xilai puts on his glasses during a plenary session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday, March 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (center) shakes hands with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) and and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao walk together after inspecting a guard of honor during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) and and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao walk together after inspecting a guard of honor during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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** FILE ** Bo Xilai, then the Chongqing Communist Party secretary, attends a plenary session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday, March 11, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (right)and Chinese President Hu Jintao review an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony Friday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Mr. Ahmadinejad held more sway at a security summit in China than he does with Iran's theocracy at home. (Associated Press)

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South Sudanese President Salva Kiir reviews an honor guard with Chinese President Hu Jintao during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The Obama administration has been working closely with Beijing to try to prevent a full-fledged war between Sudan and South Sudan, where bombs dropped overnight heightened tensions. (Associated Press)