Xi Attends the 10th G20 Summit

November 16， Antalya， Turkey： A group photo of state leaders attending the 10th G20 Summit. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the 10th G20 Summit from November 14 to 16， and delivered an important speech entitled “Innovative Growth that Benefits All.”

With the theme of this summit being “Collective Action for Inclusive and Robust Growth，” participants reached consensus on many topics， including taking collective action for inclusive and robust growth， cracking down on terrorism， and dealing with the European refugee crisis. The two-day summit concluded with the release of a leaders communique， which made implementing intime and effective growth strategy the current priorities. Analysts believe that the consensus reached and measures proposed at the summit display the determination of the worlds major economies to realize strong， sustainable， and balanced growth. The summit sent out a positive signal of enhanced confidence， which is of great significance for steady recovery of the world economy. Xinhua

Meeting Global Economic Challenges Together

November 18， Manila， Philippines： U.S. President Barack Obama （left） and Jack Ma， the founder and executive president of Chinas Alibaba Group， at the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting. They discussed a range of topics including climate change， environmental protection， and entrepreneurship. Earlier， Chinese President Xi Jinping attended this years APEC in Manila and delivered a keynote speech entitled “The Leading Role of the Asia-Pacific in Meeting Global Economic Challenges.” CFP

Mourning Victims of the Paris Terrorist Attack

November 14， Hong Kong： People gather on the street and mourn victims of the Paris terrorist attack. On the evening of November 13， there was a spate of terrorist attacks in Paris， with at least 132 dead and more than 300 injured. Soon， the French president declared a state of emergency. On November 19， Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Fan Jinghui， a Chinese citizen， was cruelly killed by Islamic State （IS） extremist group. Chinese President Xi Jinping， who was attending the APEC in Manila then， strongly condemned the ruthless murder by the IS. In his speech， Xi noted that terrorism is the common enemy of mankind， and that China firmly opposes terrorism in any form and firmly fights against any violent， terrorist criminal activities that challenge the bottom line of human civilization. IC

Annual Spending Spree

November 11， Shanghai： Workers from the Shanghai-based STO Express sort parcels at a processing center. This year， Alibabas T-mall online marketplace reported dazzling sales of 91.2 billion yuan （$14.3 billion） on SinglesDay （November 11） shopping spree – a 60 percent rise over last years 51.7 billion yuan. According to statistics from Chinas State Post， this year， 780 million parcels need to be delivered， a 45 percent rise over last year. About 160 million parcels need to be processed daily， which is a 55 percent year-onyear increase and almost triple the amount of parcels at other times. IC

Gorgeous Pink Plumes

November 18， Jinshan District， Shanghai： A field of pink plumes becomes a hit on Chinas social media， attracting many visitors. The landscape is filled with 1.87 hectares of muhlenbergia capillaris， commonly known as the hairawn muhly. The blooming season of the perennial hedge-like plant lasts from mid-September to mid-November， with purplepink flowers growing from the bottom up. It is reported that Jinshan is one of the largest planting bases for a single ornamental plant in China. IC

Christmas Celebration

November 4， Hong Kong： Christmas lighting ceremony at Ocean Terminal Forecourt in Harbor City， one of the largest shopping malls in town. This Christmas， Harbor City and Hong Kong Disneyland will bring 10th anniversary celebration theme “Happily Ever After”to life and transform the forecourt into a Christmas avenue. Analysts believe that Chinese， especially young peoples， celebration of Christmas symbolizes the countrys better integration with the rest of the world. Christmas is also becoming more important to China， economically. Yiwu， a small city in eastern China， supplies around 60 percent of the worlds Christmas decorations. IC

Traditions Revived

November 17， Linan City， Zhejiang Province： Elementary school students dressed in Han clothing， the traditional dress of the ethnic Han people in China， learn The Rules for Students in an ancient ancestral hall. Written in the 17th Century for young kids to start education and based on the teachings of Confucius， The Rules for Students emphasizes the basic rules in daily life. Traditional Chinese culture has attracted more and more attention in recent years. Chinas Ministry of Education has put back many national studies， including The Four Books（The Great Learning， The Doctrine of the Mean， The Confucian Analects， and The Works of Mencius） and The Five Classics （The Book of Songs， The Book of History， The Book of Changes， The Book of Rites and The Spring and Autumn Annals） in the list of prescribed textbooks for elementary and middle school students. IC

New 100-yuan Banknote

November 12， Hangzhou City， Zhejiang Province： One employee （left） displays a new 100-yuan banknote， and the other displays a previous version， in China CITIC Banks Hangzhou branch. Chinas central bank released a new 100-yuan note recently. The design stays largely the same as its former series， but the new notes are harder to counterfeit and easier for machines to read. The 100-yuan note is the largest denomination of Chinese currency.

At present， bulk of the notes in circulation is of the 2005 series. For the past 10 years， ways of cash circulation and handling have witnessed great changes and new ways of counterfeiting Chinese notes have emerged. Thus， the new notes have more anti-counterfeit features and are better suited for present-day method of cash handling. IC

Poverty Alleviation Effort

November 25， Chongqing： Lan Zhenxue （front center）， an expert on fabric printing， displays how to brush oil on carved blocks of the fabric for left-behind students. Left-behind children refers to kids who stay at home when both or one of their parents relocate elsewhere to work. Today， about 29 percent of the kids in rural China are left behind by their parents， and poverty is a major reason. At the end of 2014， the number of the poverty stricken in the countryside was 70.17 million， and the pressure for alleviation is still great. In the recently-issued proposals for Chinas development from 2016 to 2020， one of the major tasks is poverty alleviation， and China plans to lift all of its poor out of poverty by 2020. If this goal is achieved， China will meet the Post-2015 Development Agenda target of reducing the population living in poverty 10 years ahead of the deadline. Xinhua