(260211) -- BEIJING, Feb. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends an annual gathering with non-CPC personages ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2026. The event was also attended by Wang Huning, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Cai Qi, director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, and Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang. Wang, Cai and Ding are also members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)