A Tibetan monk walks into the Sangpiling Monastery in Xiangcheng county, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwestern China's Sichuan province, Thursday, September 7, 2023. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





Wild elk, a Class I State-protected animal, run on the water surface of a tiaozini wetland in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, China on September 11, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Aerial view of villagers harvesting fireweed (or kochia scoparia) at a planting base on September 13, 2023 in Liulin County, Lyuliang City, Shanxi Province of China. (Photo by Wang Fengyun/VCG via Getty Images)





A model displays a creation from the Saint Joy collection by Bian Huizhong during the China Fashion Week in Beijing on September 13, 2023. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)





A man pushes a cargo bicycle while selling goods on the street, in Shanghai, China on September 14, 2023. China's unemployment rate fell to 5.2 percent in August 2023, from 5.3 percent in July, according to a report from the National Bureau of Statistics. Last month, China suspended releasing the youth unemployment rate data after six consecutive increases. The National Bureau of Statistics reported the surveys need further optimisation and improvement. (Photo by Alex Plavevski/EPA/EFE)





A couple walk by promotion booths setup outside a shopping mall in Beijing, Monday, September 18, 2023. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





An aerial photo taken on September 17, 2023 shows residential buildings under construction in Ningbo, in China's eastern Zhejiang province. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





Cadets stand on the masts during the docking of BAP Union, a Peruvian Navy training vessel, in Shanghai, China, 18 September 2023. The BAP Union, a Peruvian Navy training vessel manned by a crew of 255, has reached Shanghai, China, where it will spend four days. The purpose of the visit is to promote culture and tourism and to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the establishment of official relations between Peru and the People's Republic of China, as well as the 10th anniversary of the two nations' comprehensive strategic partnership. The BAP Union, Latin America's biggest and fastest sailing ship, is set to replicate the daring journey undertaken by a Peruvian frigate in 1856. (Photo by Alex Plavevski/EPA/EFE)





People gather at the promenade of Qiantang River to watch the light show of the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium (C), ahead of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on September 19, 2023. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





A worker checks a rotor core used for wind turbines at a factory in Nantong, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on September 20, 2023. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





In this frame taken from a video, debris scatters in the sky after a tornado swept through houses in Suqian city in eastern China's Jiangsu Province on Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Two tornadoes within hours killed and injured several people in eastern China, state media said Wednesday. (Photo by Zhang via AP Photo)





Workers clear debris after a tornado hit the city of Suqian, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on September 20, 2023. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





A woman walks past a damaged car after a tornado hit the city of Suqian, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on September 20, 2023. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





A woman browses her smartphone outside a beverage store at an outdoor shopping mall in Beijing Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Leading Chinese planners voiced confidence Wednesday in the outlook for the world's second-largest economy, holding key interest rates steady amid signs of improvement in some areas such as services. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





Drummers perform during the torch relay for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Wednesday, September 20, 2023. The Asian Games are set to go in China. It's the biggest multi-sport international event in the country since pandemic restrictions were lifted there about nine months ago. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





Divers perform underwater “Flying Apsaras” dance at Nanjing Underwater World on September 20, 2023 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. (Photo by Yang Bo/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)





The starry sky is seen above the Kampung rice terraces in Congjiang County, Guizhou province, China on September 20, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (4-R) and his spouse Asma al-Assad (2-L) arrive in Hangzhou, China, 21 September 2023. Al-Assad arrived on 21 Sepotember in China to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games. (Photo by Xu Yu/Xinhua News Agency via EPA)





A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (C-L) and First Lady Asma al-Assad (C-L) arriving at the airport in Beijing, on September 21, 2023. Assad on September 21 began his first official trip to China in almost two decades, with Beijing saying the visit will take ties to a “new level” as the Arab leader seeks financial support to help rebuild his devastated country. (Photo by SANA via Reuters)





Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium, the opening ceremony venue for the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022, is lit up during a light show ahead of the games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on September 21, 2023. (Photo by Tingshu Wang/Reuters)