A medical worker gives a cheer-up gesture at the temporary hospital converted from Wuhan Sports Center in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Xinhua News Agency's top 10 China news events in 2020 are as follows:
1. China secures major strategic achievements in fight against COVID-19
Facing the sudden COVID-19 outbreak, the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core put people's lives first and swiftly marshaled national resources to fight a "people's war" against the virus.
In little more than a month, the rising spread of the virus was basically contained; in around two months, the daily increase in domestic coronavirus cases had fallen to single digits; and in about three months, a decisive victory was secured in protecting the hard-hit Hubei Province and its capital city of Wuhan.