Tope leaders of the Chinese Communist Pa

Beijing, CHINA: Tope leaders of the Chinese Communist Party President Hu Jintao (L) and Premier Wen Jiabao (R) applaud at the end of the last sesison of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, 14 March 2006. China will "unswervingly" press ahead with its economic and social reform agenda despite facing many difficulties, remarked Wen during his annual press conference, amid rising community concern and apparent internal Communist Party criticism, particularly from conservative forces, over the nation's fast-growing wealth gap. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)