BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
Visitors learn about the full active suspension system of the NIO ET9 during the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, April 26, 2026. The 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, which kicked off here on Friday, opens for professional visitors from April 26 to 27. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)Crew members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy hospital ship, Silk Road Ark, stand in formation as the ship docks at a military port in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 26, 2026. The ship on Sunday returned home after completing the 234-day overseas medical mission, the longest deployment of its kind undertaken by the Chinese navy. Codenamed "Mission Harmony-2025," the voyage began in September 2025 and took the ship to Nauru, Fiji, Tonga, Jamaica, Barbados and Papua New Guinea, where it delivered a wide range of free medical services to local communities. (Photo by Cui Xiaoyang/Xinhua)Children watch a performance during the launch ceremony for a cultural tourism promotion event in Wudu District of Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 25, 2026. (Photo by Hou Chonghui/Xinhua)A drone photo taken on April 24, 2026 shows tourists viewing blooming alpine azaleas in Jinling Village of Pingmen Township in Chun'an County, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)This photo shows a night view of Tianjin, north China, April 24, 2026. In recent years, Tianjin has become a popular tourist destination, as the city keeps enriching its nighttime experience by expanding tourism scenarios and diversifying business formats. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)Ali Mirshekari (2nd L) of Iran competes during the beach soccer men's group B match between Iran and Saudi Arabia at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)Athletes compete during the Optimist Girls race of sailing at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)A police car is seen in front of the Washington Hilton Hotel, where the White House Correspondents' Dinner was held, in Washington, D.C., the United States, April 25, 2026. U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday that the shooter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner is in custody. (Xinhua/Li Rui)Citizens lay flowers at the monument for the victims in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident in Minsk, Belarus, on April 26, 2026. On April 26, 1986, Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Soviet republic of Ukraine exploded, releasing more than eight tonnes of highly radioactive material. Belarus, itself a former Soviet republic at the time, suffered the brunt of the nuclear fallout. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)This photo taken on April 25, 2026 shows a view of Irkutsk, Russia. (Xinhua/Hao Jianwei)■
