![Chinese President Xi Jinping waves during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, in Beijing. The just-concluded Winter Olympics werent China's big event of the year, internally, at least. For the Communist Party, that comes this fall at a major meeting that will likely cement Xi Jinping's position as one of the nation's most powerful leaders in its seven decades of Communist rule. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2022/02/21/Beijing_Olympics_After_the_Games_07103.jpg-2a618_s878x585.jpg?9739c089d09019457eff90957353d2bf131e7da7)
Chinese President Xi Jinping waves during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, in Beijing. The just-concluded Winter Olympics werent China's big event of the year, internally, at least. For the Communist Party, that comes this fall at a major meeting that will likely cement Xi Jinping's position as one of the nation's most powerful leaders in its seven decades of Communist rule. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Featured Photo Galleries
![Tropical_Weather_Debby_Flooded_Again_07861.jpg](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2024/08/07/Tropical_Storm_Debby_41477_c0-151-3600-2249_s652x380.jpg?1a3f0a8eb7120099aed22680b59f9da70474fe75)
![Paris_Olympics_Basketball_86316.jpg](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2024/08/03/Paris_Olympics_Equestrian_40997_c0-235-5616-3508_s652x380.jpg?1cef83ada6786cc0c2064e5186b406c59ecbccc9)
![APTOPIX_Tropical_Storm_Florida_53821.jpg](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2024/08/04/Tropical_Weather_50345_c0-479-2400-1877_s652x380.jpg?e6cfe44709965bc6dee8610f14116ce757bdfa1e)
![APTOPIX_Biden_Russia_Prisoner_Swap_25010.jpg](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2024/08/02/Biden_Russia_Prisoner_Swap_51378_c0-0-4578-2668_s652x380.jpg?57284b0271a446ca230432d06b5ff69f0c9f34f1)
![AP_Poll_Election_2024_Dem_VP_15138.jpg](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2024/08/01/AP_Poll_Election_2024_Dem_VP_15138_c0-262-6263-3912_s652x380.jpg?2db4522af36e2ef6261a1fe0a42113c9bb33751f)
![Iran_Palestinians_03634.jpg](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2024/07/30/Iran_Hamas_64838_c0-195-4662-2912_s652x380.jpg?db18da93e483f5900e38f99d37076677b7b9cb1a)
![Election_2024_Trump_Shooting_23117.jpg](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2024/07/30/Election_2024_Trump_Shooting_71988_c0-0-6048-3524_s652x380.jpg?ec8ab4771ce91c87ca74cd672bebf038040bcab4)
![APTOPIX_Paris_Olympics_Beach_Volleyball_29169.jpg](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2024/07/30/APTOPIX_Paris_Olympics_70981_c0-272-6500-4060_s652x380.jpg?612d6dca45ca34d0916d53a86ae9357151bf1fb0)
![APTOPIX_Paris_Olympics_Beach_Volleyball_46816.jpg](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2024/07/28/APTOPIX_Paris_Olympics_Beach_Volleyball_46816_c0-349-8331-5204_s652x380.jpg?bddfd16c3fb5f506afd339b4869147563cfa0200)
![Paris_Olympics_Security_Trains_57001.jpg](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2024/07/26/Paris_Olympics_Security_Trains_87382_c0-435-8640-5470_s652x380.jpg?f2166df1fb58ee5025f6eed95551a87e4d15a373)
![US_Israel_Netanyahu_72623.jpg](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2024/07/25/US_Israel_Netanyahu_11086_c0-252-6000-3748_s652x380.jpg?ed9a7d2d72eceda0cef9cb56f13951e3263158e1)
![US_Israel_Netanyahu_20948.jpg](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2024/07/24/US_Israel_Netanyahu_86867_c0-205-4896-3058_s652x380.jpg?1320223289b54dc520f4db97d8d40c1692066d62)