Chinese Communist Party delegates hold red voting ticket holders while they leave the Great Hall of the People after the closing ceremony for the 18th Communist Party Congress in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. President Hu Jintao has stepped aside as Communist Party leader to clear the way for Vice President Xi Jinping to take the helm in China. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

Senior party members from left, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection head He Guoqiang, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman Jia Qinglin, National People's Congress Chairman Wu Bangguo and Chinese President Hu Jintao stand singing of the Internationale, the international communist anthem, at at the closing ceremony of the 18th Communist Party Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)