Xi

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, front right, meets representatives attending the award ceremony on ethical role models and pioneers in Beijing, China on Nov. 17, 2017. -AP

This picture caught my eye because pictures of Xi usually show him facing forward, alone or with one other person, not standing in front of a crowd of smiling admirers.

The picture comes from CBS NEWS. I don't like to use photos from major news sites (which entails linking to them) because they all seem to be crammed full of popups, ads, and just all kinds of garbage. Extracting the story when it is buried in all this crap is like pulling teeth.  I used their picture this time because the colors were brighter and because the filename wasn't 200 characters long.

Via Wretchard.com