A worker installs a surveillance camera outside a mall, Friday, July 8, 2022, in Beijing. China's economic growth plunged to 0.4% over a year earlier in the latest quarter after Shanghai and other cities were shut down to fight coronavirus outbreaks, but the government said a “stable recovery” is underway. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Employees work at a port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on July 13, 2022. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, visits the community of Guyuanxiang in the Tianshan District in Urumqi in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. (Photo by Yan Yan/Xinhua via AP Photo)





In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a worker drinks at the construction site of the T3B terminal project of Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in southwest China's Chongqing, July 11, 2022. Flooding and extreme high temperatures have caused multiple deaths in eastern China as summer heat descends earlier than usual. (Photo by Huang Wei/Xinhua via AP Photo)





Residents wearing masks walk on the street, Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Beijing. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A woman covered up from the sun waits at a traffic junction, Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Beijing. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Residents wearing masks walk through a street with trees, Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Beijing. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A man lowers his mask to drink from a cup as he past near a mall, Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Beijing. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A worker sprays water on a road outside a worksite during a hot day, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Beijing. A heat wave is sweeping through parts of China. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A woman wearing a mask passes by a blue sky with wispy clouds during a hot day, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Beijing. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A teenager plays with a water fountain during a hot day, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Beijing. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A giant screen shows news footage of Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, at a shopping centre, in Beijing, China, July 15, 2022. (Photo by Tingshu Wang/Reuters)





Tourists dressed like astronauts visit Ulan Hada Volcano Geopark on July 16, 2022 in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)





A staff member, left, prepares a trophy for the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Sunday, July 17, 2022. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)





Hong Kong actress Chrissie Chau poses on red carpet at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Sunday, July 17, 2022. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)





Hong Kong actor Lam Ka-Tung poses on red carpet at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Sunday, July 17, 2022. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)





From Left, Hong Kong actress Fish Liew, actor Louis Koo and actress Louise Wong pose on red carpet at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Sunday, July 17, 2022. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)





Chinese actress Cya Liu speaks after winning the Best Actress award for the movie “LIMBO” at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Sunday, July 17, 2022. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)





Hong Kong actress Louise Wong poses on red carpet at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Sunday, July 17, 2022. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)





Hong Kong actresses Hedwig Tam, right, and Hanna Chan pose on red carpet at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Sunday, July 17, 2022. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)