A worker wearing a protective suit harvests potato tubers at a greenhouse under Yakeshi Senfeng Potato Industry Company, where seed potatoes are farmed through the aeroponics method, in Yakeshi, Inner Mongolia, China, June 16, 2024. The company has invested in aeroponic systems where plants are grown in the air under controlled conditions, and farmers are increasingly demanding potato varieties that are higher-yielding and less susceptible to disease.  “Some new and more aggressive (late blight) strains have begun to appear, and they are more resistant to traditional prevention and control methods”, said general manager Li Xuemin. (Photo by Florence Lo/Reuters)





A woman is stopped by the police outside of the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court in Hong Kong, China, 19 November 2024. Out of the 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists arrested in 2021, 45 were sentenced in the city's largest national security trial. (Photo by Leung Man Hei/EPA/EFE)





A prison van believed to be carrying Jimmy Lai arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building, where the founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily is set to take the witness stand for the first time in his national security collusion trial, in Hong Kong, China, on November 20, 2024. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)





Employees work on a production line of stuffed teddy bears for export at a toy factory in Lianyungang, in eastern China's Jiangsu province on November 22, 2024. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





A child enjoys robot dog sled at Lianhua Mountain Ski Resort on November 22, 2024 in Changchun, Jilin Province of China. In addition to interacting with tourists, robotic dogs also take on jobs including transporting objects, emergency aid, and patrols. (Photo by Zhang Yao/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)





People in traditional costumes participate in Lusheng and horse fighting festival held in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County of Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, November 23, 2024. Lusheng is a folk musical instrument made of bamboo pipes. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, 25 November 2024. The rocket blasted off at 7:39 a.m. (Beijing Time) and sent the pair of satellites, Siwei Gaojing-2 03 and Siwei Gaojing-2 04, into the preset orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua News Agency via EPA)





A sea of clouds cascades like a waterfall down the peaks of Yingpan mountain with a height of 1724 meters on November 26, 2024 in Ji'an, Jiangxi Province of China. (Photo by Li Jianping/VCG via Getty Images)





An artist performs during a performance gala of the 12th National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities of China in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, November 26, 2024. (Photo by Chen Zeguo/Xinhua/Alamy Live News)





Soldiers escort coffins containing the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs at the Taoxian international airport in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, November 28, 2024. The remains of 43 CPV soldiers who lost their lives during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) were returned to China on Thursday from the Republic of Korea (ROK). (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A giant art installation of a ginger cat in Shanghai, China on Thursday, November 28, 2024. (Photo by Wang Gang/Future Publishing via Getty Images)





This photo shows an aerial view of imported iron ore piled up at a port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on November 29, 2024. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





Giant panda Yu Ai enjoys fruit “kebabs” at Chongqing Zoo on November 30, 2024 in Chongqing, China. (Photo by Li Hongbo/VCG via Getty Images)





Part of 2500 panda sculptures are displayed at the Hong Kong International Airport during a welcome ceremony of the panda-themed exhibition “Panda Go!” in Hong Kong, Monday, December 2, 2024. (Photo by Chan Long Hei/AP Photo)





A winter swimmer swims in a pool carved out of a frozen lake along the Songhua River on December 2, 2024 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)





Shoppers walk through colorful art display cushions showcasing at a luxury shopping mall in Beijing, Tuesday, December 3, 2024. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





A woman lies on the colorful art display cushions showcasing at a luxury shopping mall in Beijing, Tuesday, December 3, 2024. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





Actress Lupita Nyong'o poses for photos before attending the Chanel Metiers d'art 2024/25 fashion show at the Impression West Lake venue in Hangzhou, China, December 3, 2024. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A giant panda is seen at Chimelong Safari Park on December 5, 2024 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China. (Photo by John Ricky/Anadolu via Getty Images)





2,500 giant panda sculptures are displayed for “PANDA GO! FEST HK”, in Hong Kong on December 8, 2024. (Photo by Lam Yik/Reuters)