BEIJING, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
This photo taken on Sept. 16, 2026 shows a ferry ticket at Qinzhou service area along the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. China opened the Pinglu Canal on Wednesday, giving its landlocked southwest a shortcut to the coast and overseas markets, particularly those in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the country's largest trading partner. Built at a cost of 72.7 billion yuan (about 10.75 billion U.S. dollars), the 134.2-kilometer canal runs from Hengzhou, a county-level city in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, to the Beibu Gulf, the closest maritime outlet for much of southwest China. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)A Gravity-1 Y3 carrier rocket carrying nine satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Shanghai in east China on Sept. 16, 2026. The launch mission was carried out by the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The satellites, a new group of Qianfan Constellation satellites and an EUHT technology test satellite, lifted off at 6 a.m. (Beijing Time) atop a Gravity-1 Y3 carrier rocket. The mission was declared a complete success. (OrienSpace/Handout via Xinhua)Farmers harvest corns at Huiting Town of Shangqiu, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 16, 2026. Farmers are busy with the autumn harvesting in China. (Photo by Wang Gaochao/Xinhua)This photo taken on Aug. 20, 2026 shows air conditioner compressor parts bearing QR codes which provide these parts' manufacturing information at Highly Group's production base in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)Members of a youth band from Britain interact with lion dance performers during the 2026 International Youth Band China Tour (Shenzhen) in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 16, 2026. The tour kicked off here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, Sept. 16, 2026. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its target federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a range of 3.75 percent to 4 percent to address persistent inflation, marking its first interest rate hike since July 2023. (Xinhua/Li Rui)People visit an exhibition themed "Accessibility for All" in Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 15, 2026. An exhibition themed "Accessibility for All" was held on Tuesday at the Palais des Nations in Geneva during the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). (Xinhua/Lian Yi)A Liuli artwork is on display at the opening ceremony of "Radiant Splendor - The Artistry of Zibo Liuli (Glass)" exhibition held in Singapore's China Cultural Centre on Sept. 16, 2026. The exhibition will be held here from Sept. 17 to Oct. 31. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)Liao Sanning of China celebrates scoring during the quarterfinal match between China and Saudi Arabia at 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)■
