A Chinese ethnic minority delegate at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 9, 2009....NSI News Source Info # 216

A Chinese ethnic minority delegate leaves after a session of the annual National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 9, 2009. China vowed a massive boost to social programmes even as the global crisis placed a severe strain on government budgets, reflecting growing worries about the potential for unrest.