Beijing, China - Peoples Republic of
A REPRESENTATIVE DELEGATE FALLS ASLEEP DURING A SPEECH IN THE GREAT HALL OF THE PEOPLE.
A representative delegate sleeps during a speech in the Great Hall of the People during the second plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing March 6, 2001. Warning of "drastic changes in the military situation of the world", China vowed to increase defence spending by 18 percent this year.
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