A woman cleans the tree leaves near a banner depicting pictures of former South African President Nelson Mandela with the flowers given by people to pay condolence for him, in front of the South African Embassy in Beijing Friday, December 6, 2013. President Xi Jinping of China, which supported apartheid’s opponents throughout the Cold War, praised Mandela’s victory in the anti-apartheid struggle and his contribution to “the cause of human progress.” (AP Photo/Andy Wong)