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TOPSHOT - Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji acknowledges the applause from delegates as he walks up to deliver his final work report to the National People's Congress (NPC) during the opening session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, 05 March 2003. Outgoing Chinese Premier Zhu pushed forward his ongoing fiscal expansion policy in his final State of the Union-style address at the opening of the nation's annual parliament, while reiterating China's position that UN weapons inspectors continue their work in Iraq and that the issue be resolved politically and through peaceful means. (Photo by GOH Chai Hin / AFP via Getty Images)