This photo taken on May 10, 2023 shows the latest version of a robot called Sophia being tested at Hanson Robotics, a robotics and artificial intelligence company which creates human-like robots, in Hong Kong. (Photo by Peter Parks/AFP Photo)





Participants preform dragon dance and fire breathing during a parade celebrating Tin Hau festival at Yuen Long district, in Hong Kong, China on May 12, 2023. (Photo by Lam Yik/Reuters)





Young participants take part in a parade celebrating Tin Hau festival at Yuen Long district, in Hong Kong, China on May 12, 2023. (Photo by Lam Yik/Reuters)





Participants hold flags during a parade celebrating Tin Hau festival at Yuen Long district, in Hong Kong, China on May 12, 2023. (Photo by Lam Yik/Reuters)





Participants perform lion dance during a parade celebrating Tin Hau festival at Yuen Long district, in Hong Kong, China on May 12, 2023. (Photo by Lam Yik/Reuters)





Participants march with a golden dragon during a parade celebrating Tin Hau festival at Yuen Long district, in Hong Kong, China on May 12, 2023. (Photo by Lam Yik/Reuters)





A young participant preforms lion dance during a parade celebrating Tin Hau festival at Yuen Long district, in Hong Kong, China on May 12, 2023. (Photo by Lam Yik/Reuters)





Participants preform the dragon dance and fire breathing during a parade celebrating Tin Hau festival at Yuen Long district, in Hong Kong, China on May 12, 2023. (Photo by Lam Yik/Reuters)





Women wearing face masks walk by a lipstick advertisement on display at a shopping mall in Beijing, Monday, May 15, 2023. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





A man in a mock space suit experiences walking in space at “Mars Base 1 Camp” on May 15, 2023 in Jinchang, Gansu Province of China. The simulated Mars base allows visitors to immerse themselves in the Mars experience. (Photo by Li Yalong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)





A worker carries a ladder as he works on a window display for a clothing store at a shopping mall in Beijing, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. China’s economic recovery faces pressure from sluggish consumer and export demand, a government official said Tuesday, after retail sales and other activity in April were weaker than expected. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





A woman walks on the street in front of the cat mural during the Bund Art Festival, in Shanghai, China on May 16, 2023. Shanghai became a magnet for selfie tourists as a Shanghai-born cartoonist covered Fangbang Middle Road with cat murals. Gao Youjun, also known as Tango, has covered one of the oldest streets with more than 30 images of pet cats owned by local families. Additionally, Tango painted about 30 cartoons on the walls as part of the Bund Art Festival, which features international and Chinese artwork. (Photo by Alex Plavevski/EPA)





A woman gives her dog a ride as she delivers cartons of instant noodles in Beijing, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





This photo taken on May 17, 2023 shows high school students going through exam papers, ahead of the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), known as “gaokao”, in Handan, in China's northern Hebei province. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





Aerial view of tourists watching a herd of water buffaloes returning home on May 18, 2023 in Nanchong, Sichuan Province of China. Hundreds of water buffaloes swam across the Jialing River at sunrise to graze on an island with lush green grassland in the middle of the river and return at sunset. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)





Aerial view of tourists watching a herd of water buffaloes returning home on May 18, 2023 in Nanchong, Sichuan Province of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)





Shaanxi folk dancers perform during a welcoming ceremony for Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on May 17, 2023. Tajik President Emomali Rahmon arrived in Xi'an on Wednesday afternoon for the China-Central Asia Summit, which is scheduled for May 18 and 19. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, and his wife Peng Liyuan, forth right, pose for a photo with Central Asian leaders at the Ziyun Tower in Xi'an in northwester China's Shaanxi Province, Thursday, May 18, 2023. Chinese leader Xi Jinping promised to build more railway and other trade links with Central Asia and proposed jointly developing oil and gas sources at a meeting Friday with the region's leaders that highlighted Beijing's growing influence. (Photo by Ding Haitao/Xinhua via AP Photo)





Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for the welcome ceremony for the China-Central Asia summit in Xian, Shaanxi province, China on May 18, 2023. (Photo by Florence Lo/Pool via Reuters)





Performers get ready for the First Beijing Chaoyang International Tea Culture Festival held in Beijing, Friday, May 19, 2023. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)