XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2025-LEADING CHINA

(251231) -- BEIJING, Dec. 31, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with villagers in Zhujiagou Village, Suizhong County of Huludao City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 22, 2025. Xi braved the cold to visit the general public during an inspection trip to Liaoning from Jan.