A plainclothes soldier watches the entrance to a curtained-off area during the the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Tuesday, March 3, 2015. The more than 2,000 members of China’s top legislative advisory body convened their annual meeting Tuesday, kicking off a political high season that will continue with the opening of the national congress later in the week. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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