A man reads a book as he sits beneath a blossoming tree at a public park in Beijing, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





A cleaner wipes the floor near electric vehicles from BMW at a show room in Beijing, Thursday, April 13, 2023. Global and Chinese automakers plan to unveil more than a dozen new electric SUVs, sedans and muscle cars this week at the Shanghai auto show, their first full-scale sales event in four years in a market that has become a workshop for developing electrics, self-driving cars and other technology. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





This photo taken on April 13, 2023 shows a man releasing a sky lantern to celebrate the New Year of the Dai ethnic minority in Xishuangbanna, in China's southwestern Yunnan province. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, inspects an honor guard with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, April 14, 2023. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Pool Photo via AP Photo)





A fisherman prepares his boat before setting out for the day on Pingtan island, the closest point in China to Taiwan, in China's southeastern Fujian province on April 15, 2023. (Photo by Greg Baker/AFP Photo)





This aerial photo taken on April 15, 2023 shows people looking at flowers at the Dafeng Holland Flower Park in Yancheng, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





This aerial photo taken on April 15, 2023 shows people looking at flowers at the Dafeng Holland Flower Park in Yancheng, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





A girl holds up a mock MANPADS during the Hong Kong Police College open day as part of the National Security Education Day activities on April 15, 2023 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong chief executive John Lee on Saturday warned national security risks still exist after the implementation of the security law, as he vowed to press ahead with legislation to enact Article 23 of the Basic Law. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)





An employee poses with the 55.22 carat “The Estrela de Fura” ruby, the largest in the world and expected to fetch up to $30 million in an upcoming New York auction, during a preview at Sotheby's, in Hong Kong, China on April 17, 2023. (Photo by Lam Yik/Reuters)





Attendees watch a presentation of Volkswagen's latest vehicles on the eve of the Auto Shanghai 2023 show in Shanghai, China, Monday, April 17, 2023. Global and Chinese automakers plan to unveil more than a dozen new electric SUVs, sedans and muscle cars this week at the Shanghai auto show, their first full-scale sales event in four years in a market that has become a workshop for developing electrics, self-driving cars and other technology. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A recycler drives a cart loaded with scrap cardboard along a street in Beijing, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. China’s economy grew 4.5% in the first quarter of the year, boosted by increased consumption and retail sales, after authorities abruptly abandoned the stringent “zero-COVID” strategy. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





Commuters walk along a path in the central business district during the morning rush hour in Beijing, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





Commuters cross an intersection in the central business district during the morning rush hour in Beijing, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





Floral decorations frame a car from Ora, a Chinese electric car brand during the Auto Shanghai 2023 show at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Global and Chinese automakers plan to unveil more than a dozen new electric SUVs, sedans and muscle cars this week at the Shanghai auto show, their first full-scale sales event in four years in a market that has become a workshop for developing electrics, self-driving cars and other technology. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A chef and workers hang out near an advertisement for Volkswagen ID.3 on display at the National Exhibition and Convention Center during the Auto Shanghai 2023 in Shanghai, China, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Visitors film models in wedding gowns showcasing the Ora, a Chinese-made electric car brand during the Auto Shanghai 2023 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Attendees look at the Nissan Max-Out concept car displayed during the Auto Shanghai 2023 show in Shanghai, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Models in wedding gowns showcase the Ora Funky Cat EV car model by Great Wall Motor during the Auto Shanghai 2023 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





The MINI Concept Aceman is unveiled during an event at the Auto Shanghai show, in Shanghai, China on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)





A farmer harvests the lotus roots at a lotus pond in the Lingjiaohu Village of Nanxian County, Yiyang City, Central China's Hunan Province on April 26, 2023. Farmers in Lingjiaohu Village of Nanxian County have recently been busy with harvesting lotus roots. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)