Residents burn papers with images of home appliances, cars and fruits for the deceased during Qingming festival also known as Tomb Sweeping Day when family members visit their ancestral graves to clean up and burn offerings in Beijing, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





In this image taken from video footage run Saturday, April 8, 2023 by China's CCTV, a Chinese fighter jet performs an mid-air refueling maneuver at an unspecified location. The Chinese military announced exercises around Taiwan on Saturday in a new act of retaliation for a meeting between the U.S. House of Representatives speaker and the president of the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory. (Photo by CCTV via AP Photo)





Fishers harvest seafood at a farm in Chinese waters opposite the Taiwan-controlled Matsu islands near Luoyan Bay, Fujian province, China on April 8, 2023. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)





A man walks near a sculpture which according to its description symbolizes the unity of the peoples on both sides of the straits at the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, one of mainland China's closest points to the island of Taiwan, on Pingtan Island, Fujian province, China on April 8, 2023. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)





This aerial photo taken on April 9, 2023 shows farmers harvesting chive at a field in Taizhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





People wearing face masks ride scooters on a street in Beijing, China, 10 April 2023, as strong winds and sandstorm hit the city. Chinese meteorological authorities issued a yellow warning of sandstorm and strong wind weather on 10 April 2023. (Photo by Wu Hao/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Revellers react in a water fight during Songkran Festival celebrations, in Hong Kong, China on April 9, 2023. (Photo by Lam Yik/Reuters)





A cameraperson is sprayed by revellers in a water fight during Songkran Festival celebrations, in Hong Kong, China on April 9, 2023. (Photo by Lam Yik/Reuters)





A dog is seen in a water fight during Songkran Festival celebrations, in Hong Kong, China on April 9, 2023. (Photo by Lam Yik/Reuters)





A view of the apartment complex on April 7, 2023 in Foshan, Guangdong province of China. The apartment has a total construction area of 120,000, with a total of 2004 households. It is positioned as a youth consortium and provides entrepreneurial, social, residential, and entertainment services for the youth group in Foshan. (Photo by John Ricky/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Visitors view the “Meet Van Gogh” Immersive Light and Shadow Exhibition at the Meet You Museum on April 11, 2023 in Shanghai, China. The exhibition, that runs from April 2 to July 9, is an immersive journey and interactive experience through the life of the famous Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh. (Photo by Zhe Ji/Getty Images)





A man rides a scooter on a street during a sandstorm in Shenyang, in China's northeastern Liaoning province on April 11, 2023. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





A woman wears a mask and scarf over her face as she waits for a bus during a sandstorm on April 11, 2023 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)





A woman walks on a street during a sandstorm in Shenyang, in China's northeastern Liaoning province on April 11, 2023. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





A woman wears a mask and scarf over her face as she rides a shared bike during a sandstorm on April 11, 2023 in Beijing, China. China's capital and the northern part of the country typically experience sandstorms that originate in the Gobi desert, but scientists believe that climate change and desertification also play an increasing role in their frequency and intensity. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)





Buildings are shrouded in dust and sand in Beijing, Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Many areas in northern China were blanketed with floating sand and dust on Thursday, and a sandstorm was expected to sweep through parts of Inner Mongolia. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





A vendor adjusts his Monkey King costume headgear as he waits for customers at a shopping street in Beijing, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





A man wearing a face mask walks on an overhead bridge against the office buildings in the central business district as dust and sand storm sweeps through Beijing, Thursday, April 13, 2023. Many areas in northern China were blanketed with floating sand and dust on Thursday, and a sandstorm was expected to sweep through parts of Inner Mongolia. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





In this aerial photo released by Xinhua News Agency, containers are transported by trucks at the Pacific international container terminal of Tianjin Port in north China's Tianjin on April 11, 2023. China's exports rebounded unexpectedly to growth in March despite a decline in U.S. and European demand following higher interest rates to cool inflation. (Photo by Zhao Zishuo/Xinhua via AP Photo)





Women sit on a wall overlooking the Taiwan strait on Pingtan island, in China's southeast Fujian province on April 14, 2023. (Photo by Greg Baker/AFP Photo)