Liu Weibing is a senior photographer at Xinhua, China’s state news agency, a member of the Chinese Writers’ Association and a member of the Chinese Photographers’ Association. He is a guest professor at the School of Journalism of the Beijing-based Renmin University of China, where he graduated in 1989. For a long time, Liu Weibing has been close to China’s central leaders to cover their activities. His representative photos include “Premier Presses for Payment of Wages for Peasant Woman” and “Xi Jinping Picks up Glasses for Foreign Guest.” He is author of In the Forefront of War, With Lien Chan on the Mainland and A Retrospect of the Most Recent Two Decades – A Xinhua Photographer’s Notes. He has also published an album titled Impression of the Japanese.刘卫兵,新华社高级记者,中国作家协会会员、中国摄影家协会会员,中国人民大学新闻学院客座教授。长期从事中央新闻摄影采访,代表作《总理为农民追工钱》《习近平为外宾捡眼镜》,摄影作品曾获中国新闻奖。著有:《奔波在战争前线》《随访连战的日子》《回望20年—一位新华社记者的采访手记》,以及摄影集《日本人印象》。其中,《回望20 年》获第四届徐迟报告文学奖优秀作品奖。