SMART COMPANY: State leaders walk into the closing meeting of the First Session of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 14

LAN HONGGUANG

PEOPLE'S CHOICE: Choosing of a new state leadership was a major part of this year's NPC session. In this picuture, voting results shown on an electronic display in the Great Hall of the People affirm another five-year term for Wen Jiabao as China's premier

WANG XIANG

BROAD INTEREST: Migrant workers stop in downtown Beijing's Wangfujing Pedestrian Street to watch a giant screen showing Premier Wen Jiabao speaking at a press conference after the closing of this year's NPC full session on March 18

WANG XIANG

TIGHT SCHEDULE: Lawmakers at the NPC have seemingly endless topics on state affairs to discuss

ZHANG YANHUI

FOCUSSED: Foreign diplomats listen to the closing meeting of the two-week First Session of the 11th NPC on March 18

LIU WEIBING

PRESS GANG: A journalist stands up among a sea of reporters to ask Zhang Yimou, Chief Director of the 2008 Beijing Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, about preparations for the event at a press conference on March 12

WANG XIANG

WELL READ: Multi-language Chinese publications are laid out for reference in the press center of this year's NPC and CPPCC sessions

WANG XIANG