Staff members prepare a table before the start of the second plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on March 8, 2025. (Photo by Tingshu Wang/Reuters)





Container ships are berthed at a port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on March 12, 2024. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





Humanoid robots dressed in traditional ethnic costumes compete in robot football match held in 'Village Super League' on March 14, 2025 in Rongjiang, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province of China. On the evening of March 14, an extraordinary event unfolded in Guizhou's “Village Super League” – a robot football match that captivated spectators with its uniqueness and technological prowess. (Photo by Yang Wenshu/VCG via Getty Images)





An aerial drone photo shows a section of the Great Wall after snowfall in Luanping County, north China's Hebei Province, March 16, 2025. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua/Alamy Live News)





A visitor takes a selfie with blooming tulip flowers at Nanjing Green Exposition Park as spring arrives on March 15, 2025 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. The park opened its 2025 Tulip Festival on the day, attracting residents and tourists to enjoy the vibrant flowers. (Photo by Yang Suping/VCG via Getty Images)





Farmers participate in a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in Codoi Township, Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 16, 2025. Ceremonies marking the start of spring farming were held across Xizang on Sunday. The ceremony holds great significance as it marks the beginning of a new year's farming season and serves as a prayer for favorable weather and bountiful harvests. It is considered an important ritual in the farming regions of Xizang. (Phoot by China News Service/Getty Images)





Goldwind wind turbine blades are seen on the dock waiting to be loaded onto a ship for export at the port in Lianyungang, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on March 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





Experimental elementary school students engage in fun activities during break time by performing rhythmic gymnastics in Tongjiang County, Bazhong City, Sichuan province, China on March 17, 2025. (Photo by CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)





A view of a 'marine ranch' on March 18, 2025 in Xiapu county, Ningde City, Fujian Province of China. With an extensive coastline, China is turning to the vast ocean to bolster food security by building modern marine ranches. (Photo by Wang Wangwang/VCG via Getty Images)





Three unmanned plant protection machines carry out precision spraying at a wheat planting base in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China on March 18, 2025. (Photo by CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)





A farmer pollinates apricot flowers in Zaozhuang, China, on March 18, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Aerial view of workers harvesting Longjing tea leaves at a tea garden on March 20, 2025 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. (Photo by Han Jiajun/VCG via Getty Images)





A model wears the latest fashion from Huqiu Bridal City during China Fashion Week in Beijing, Friday, March 21, 2025. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A model wears the latest fashion from Huqiu Bridal City during China Fashion Week in Beijing, Friday, March 21, 2025. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A model wears the latest fashion from Huqiu Bridal City during China Fashion Week in Beijing, Friday, March 21, 2025. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A staffer helps adjust the cape for a model during the show titled Tianxi by Juanjuan Su for China Fashion Week in Beijing, Friday, March 21, 2025. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Models wait backstage before the opening show for China Fashion Week, featuring Finnish outdoor gear brand Halti, in Beijing, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Models wait backstage before the Movous Couture show during China Fashion Week in Beijing, Friday, March 21, 2025. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Models wearing the latest bridal design from the Huqiu Bridal City prepare backstage for a show during China Fashion Week in Beijing, Friday, March 21, 2025. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Members of the media take pictures of twin panda cubs “Elder Sister” and “Younger Brother” and their mother, Ying Ying, at their enclosure during a media preview, at the Ocean Park in Hong Kong, China on March 21, 2025. (Photo by Joyce Zhou/Reuters)