In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, teachers clean classrooms at a school in the aftermath of flood waters from an overflowing river in Qizhongkou Town of Laishui County in north China's Hebei Province on August 11, 2023. A vast swath of northeastern China is threatened by flooding as at least 90 rivers have risen above warning levels and 24 have already overflowed their banks. State media say crews are standing by to defend homes and farmland across the Songliao Basin north of Beijing which includes parts of four provinces and several major cities with a total population of almost 100 million. (Photo by Wang Kun/Xinhua via AP Photo)





A street vendor selling birds and crickets cycles on the road in Beijing, Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for patience in a speech released as the ruling Communist Party tries to reverse a deepening economic slump and said Western countries are “increasingly in trouble” because of their materialism and “spiritual poverty”. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





People wait outside a restaurant in Beijing, Tuesday, August 15, 2023. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A child reacts to a water fountain in Beijing, Monday, August 14, 2023. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Human like robots and robotic faces that mimic human expressions are displayed at the annual World Robot Conference at the Beijing Etrong International Exhibition and Convention Center in Beijing, Wednesday, August 16, 2023. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A panda shaped robot is prepared for a demonstration at the annual World Robot Conference at the Beijing Etrong International Exhibition and Convention Center in Beijing, Wednesday, August 16, 2023. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A robot receptionist with a screen showing Chinese President Xi Jinping is displayed at the annual World Robot Conference at the Beijing Etrong International Exhibition and Convention Center, Wednesday, August 16, 2023. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A human like cyborg and an image of a robot dog is displayed at the Xiaomi booth at the annual World Robot Conference at the Beijing Etrong International Exhibition and Convention Center in Beijing, Wednesday, August 16, 2023. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A panda shaped robot demonstrates its ability to grab a can of soda at the annual World Robot Conference at the Beijing Etrong International Exhibition and Convention Center in Beijing, Wednesday, August 16, 2023. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A woman pushes robots around at the annual World Robot Conference at the Beijing Etrong International Exhibition and Convention Center, Wednesday, August 16, 2023. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A woman poses in front of a six arm robot at the annual World Robot Conference at the Beijing Etrong International Exhibition and Convention Center in Beijing, Wednesday, August 16, 2023. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A dog sits on a table during a pet show in Shanghai on August 17, 2023. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





Aerial view of people cooling off at a water park on August 17, 2023 in Zhengzhou, Henan Province of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)





Visitors look at a remote control robot perform a walk during the annual World Robot Conference at the Etrong International Exhibition and Convention Center on the outskirts of Beijing, Thursday, August 17, 2023. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





An exhibitor walks with his robot passing by visitors during the annual World Robot Conference at the Etrong International Exhibition and Convention Center on the outskirts of Beijing, Thursday, August 17, 2023. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





Visitors look at the remote control robots perform during the annual World Robot Conference at the Etrong International Exhibition and Convention Center on the outskirts of Beijing, Thursday, August 17, 2023. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





Visitors watch a robotic arm playing a table tennis ball during the annual World Robot Conference at the Etrong International Exhibition and Convention Center on the outskirts of Beijing, Thursday, August 17, 2023. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





A visitor touches robotic fingers during the annual World Robot Conference at the Etrong International Exhibition and Convention Center on the outskirts of Beijing, Thursday, August 17, 2023. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





North Korean women wearing track suits with the North Korean flag walk near advertisement featuring Hanni, a K-Pop star from the group Black Pink, after checking in for a flight to Astana at the Capital Airport in Beijing, Friday, August 18, 2023. A team of North Korean Taekwondo athletes are reportedly travelling via China to Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, to compete in a Taekwondo competition. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





People watch as a robot draws a portrait during the World Robot Conference in Beijing, China, 18 August 2023. The yearly event is a platform for promoting exchanges and collaborations in the robotics sector. (Photo by Mark R. Cristino/EPA)