Xinhua selects world pictures of the year 2019

Police officers stand guard on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France, Sept. 21, 2019. French police had arrested 137 individuals in Paris by 16:00 local time (1400 GMT), as "Yellow Vest" protests against President Emmanuel Macron's fiscal policy hit streets again on Sept. 21, 2019. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)