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BEIJING, Jan. 1, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Editor's choice of Xinhua Portraits in December, 2019.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to 10 Downing Street after he met the Queen in London, Britain on Dec. 13, 2019. (Xinhua/Han Yan)

People visit the Golden Lotus Square in Macao, south China, Dec. 13, 2019. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

Photo first released on Dec. 13, 2019 shows the portrait of Cen Honglan, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 13, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

A released Ukrainian is greeted at the Boryspil International Airport in Kiev, capital of Ukraine, Dec. 29, 2019. (Photo by Sergey Starostenko/Xinhua)

Xu Xin of China returns a shot during the men's singles quarterfinal with Harimoto Tomokazu of Japan at the 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 13, 2019. (Xinhua/Li An)

Ding Junhui of China reacts during the Snooker UK Championship 2019 final match with Stephen Maguire of Scotland in York, Britain, on Dec. 8, 2019. (Photo by Ed Sykes/Xinhua)

A laborer smiles while working at T3 terminal of Gonggar Airport under construction in Gonggar County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Dec. 29, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (C) speaks during a press conference after the House voted to impeach President Donald Trump in Washington D.C., Dec. 18, 2019. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)

Children look at the solar eclipse with special glasses at the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Astronomical Observatory in Quezon City, the Philippines, Dec. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez (L) and Vice President Cristina Fernandez attend a ceremony in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, on Dec. 10, 2019. (Xinhua/Martin Zabala)

A staff member cries during a commemoration activity of Ji Zhe at Wukesong sports center in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 8, 2019. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

Students light candles for Nanjing Massacre victims during a memorial ceremony to mark China's sixth National Memorial Day at the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Relatives of fire victims wait at a hospital in New Delhi, India, Dec. 8, 2019. (Str/Xinhua)

A boy holds a falcon during a training show in Jahra Governorate, Kuwait, Dec. 28, 2019. (Xinhua)

Lovers kiss at Times Square in New York, the United States, Dec. 18, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

The Men's 2019 Ballon d'Or winner Barcelona forward Lionel Messi poses with his six Ballon d'Or trophies he won in his career so far during the ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde attend a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, at the House of European History in Brussels, Belgium, Dec. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

A man dressed in Victorian-era clothes participates in the 46th Annual Dickens on the strand in Galveston, Texas, the United States, on Dec. 8, 2019. (Photo by Yi-Chin Lee/Xinhua)

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a press statement on the European Green Deal at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Dec. 11, 2019. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

A boy dressed in Victorian-era clothes plays the violin at the 46th Annual Dickens on the strand in Galveston, Texas, the United States, on Dec. 8, 2019. (Photo by Yi-Chin Lee/Xinhua)

A passenger poses for a photo at Zhangjiakou Highspeed Railway Station in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei province, Dec. 30, 2019. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

British Queen Elizabeth II is driven down the Mall as she returns from the State Opening of Parliament in London, Britain, on Dec. 19, 2019. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

China's Chen Long competes during the men's singles group B match between Chen and Denmark's Viktor Axelsen at the BWF World Tour Finals 2019 in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 11, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Chen)

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reacts at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., Dec. 17, 2019. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)