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Then Chinese President Jiang Zemin raises his hand to support a motion during the closing ceremony of the 16th Communist Party Congress in Beijing Nov. 14, 2002. China's parliament on Tuesday March 8, 2005 approved Jiang's resignation from his last official post as chairman of a figurehead government military body, bringing a symbolic end to a transfer of power to a younger generation of leaders. He served as China's president from 1993 until 2003. He was expected to be replaced by President Hu Jintao, 62, his successor as Communist Party leader. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)