New leadership of China

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) and Vice Premier Li Keqiang, are pictured at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 15, 2012. Xi replaced Chinese President Hu Jintao as head of the Communist Party of China. Seven members, including Xi and Li, of the new Politburo Standing Committee of the party were elected by the party's Central Committee.

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Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (L) and Chinese Premier Li Qiang shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2024.

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya holds talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2024.

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (L) and Chinese Premier Li Qiang shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2024.

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (L) and Chinese Premier Li Qiang hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2024.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2024.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands ahead of their talks in Lima on Nov. 15, 2024. (Pool photo)

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands ahead of their talks in Lima on Nov. 15, 2024. (Pool photo)

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands ahead of their talks in Lima on Nov. 15, 2024. (Pool photo)

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping are pictured ahead of their talks in Lima on Nov. 15, 2024. (Pool photo)

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (far L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (far R) hold talks in Lima on Nov. 15, 2024. (Pool photo)