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Pendants bearing the images of China's President Xi Jinping (C and R) and Chinese late chairman Mao Zedong are displayed at a shop near the Great Hall of the People, where the National People's Congress will be held, in Beijing, China, February 26, 2016. President Xi Jinping has emerged as one of China's strongest leaders since Mao Zedong, presiding over an unprecedented anti-corruption drive, a sweeping crackdown on political dissent, and a carefully crafted media campaign to build a man-of-the-people cult of personality around himself. Nonetheless, he faces serious challenges, including stalled momentum to crucial market reforms needed to counter a slowing economy, as well as vast inequality and mounting anger over environmental degradation. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)
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