Chairman of the National People's Congre

Chairman of the National People's Congress, Wu Bangguo (standing C), receives applause from China's top leaders including President Hu Jintao (bottom R) and Premier Wen Jiabao (bottom C) as he takes to the stage to deliver his annual work report to parliament at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 9, 2010 during an ongoing session of the NPC, the annual meeting of China's ruling communist party. China's parliament opened its annual session on March 5, with the Communist Party reassuring the people it can bridge a widening rich-poor gap and keep the world's third-largest economy on track. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)