Celebration of 90th anniversary of the Communist Youth League of China in Beijing

A young soldier poses with a chest-full of medals and holding his red entry ticket to attend the'Celebration of the 90th Anniversary of the Communist Youth League of China' in Beijing on May 4, 2012. Recent events involving human rights and corruption have cast some doubt on the Chinese Communist Party's continued ability to maintain a firm grip on the state apparatus and Chinese society, according to both academics and analysts working in China. UPI/Stephen Shaver