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epa03416708 Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping (C) walks between President Hu Jintao (R) and Premier Wen Jiabao during a flower laying ceremony at the Monument to the People's Heroes to mark National Day on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, 01 October 2012. China's ruling Communist Party on 28 September said it planned to open a five-yearly congress on 08 November to approve its first leadership changes for a decade. The crucial party congress is expected to approve successors to current party leader and state President Hu Jintao, state Premier Wen Jiabao and other senior figures who will retire. (KEYSTONE/EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG)