China's power transfer: infighting and spectacle

A security person stands on top of a building near Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. The Chinese capital will hold the 18th national party congress Thursday, Nov. 8. In addition to selecting members of the leading party bodies, the 2770 delegates hear and deliberate over the work of the party over the past five years, a party discipline report and revisions to the party constitution. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)