Qiangba Puncog (R), chairman of China's Tibet Autonomous Region gestures during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2012. The week-long congress, held every five years, will end with a transition of power to Vice President Xi Jinping, who will govern for the coming decade amid growing pressure for reform of the communist regime's iron-clad grip on power. AFP PHOTO / Mark RALSTON AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON