In this Thursday, Jn. 12, 2017 photo, a Chinese police officer and security personnel bearing shields walk past a portrait of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong displayed at a photo printing shop in Beijing, China.
In this photo taken Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, an excavator past by smoke spewing from the sprawling complex that is a part of the Jiujiang steel and rolling mills in Qianan in northern China's Hebei province. China's top economic planner pledged Tuesday, Jan 10, 2017 to continue cutting steel and coal production that have been a source of trade friction with many countries.