A man selling trinkets on the street waits for customers, Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Beijing. Authorities in southern China apologized for breaking into the homes of people quarantined for being suspected of contracting COVID-19 in the latest example of heavy-handed measures that have sparked a rare public backlash. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





This photo taken on July 18, 2022 shows people watching a flyboard performance as they cool off in a pool to escape the hot weather at a water park in Huaian, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





A fireman looks into the partially collapsed section of a building in China's Tianjin Municipality Tuesday, July 19, 2022. A gas explosion left some missing and others injured. (Photo by Chinatopix Via AP Photo)





Healthcare workers in protective gear prepare to administer Covid-19 tests to residents in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. New Covid-19 cases in China jumped to almost 700, with more infectious strains of the virus continuing to test the country's hardline approach as outbreaks spread beyond the major cities. (Photo by Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)





A woman attends a preview of the Apollo RT6, a fully electric vehicle with an “optional” steering wheel that can be removed or installed when required, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Beijing. Chinese search engine and artificial intelligence firm Baidu on Thursday, July 21 unveiled its latest electric autonomous driving vehicle that it says will be soon be part of its robotaxi fleet, as China pushes forward with its autonomous driving ambitions. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A man reads the books “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China” at a booth during the annual book fair in Hong Kong, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. The Hong Kong Book Fair will be held on July 20-26. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)





A woman walks through a corridor illuminated by colorful lights at the entrance of a mall in Beijing on July 22, 2022. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)





Residents practice with fans underneath a bridge to avoid the hot sun in Beijing, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





Residents wearing face masks practice with fans underneath a bridge to avoid the hot sun in Beijing, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





A woman wearing a sun protection clothing rides on an electric bike on a street in Beijing, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





A woman wearing a sun protection clothing rides on an electric tricycle on a street in Beijing, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





A woman wearing a sun protection clothing rides on an electric bike passes by a communist party flag outside a community in Beijing, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





Residents wearing face masks carry their groceries as they leave an outdoor market in Beijing, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





A villager searches for recoverable items in a heavily damaged home following a tornado on July 21, 2022 in Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province of China. A tornado struck east China's Jiangsu province on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring 25 others. (Photo by Geng Yuhe/VCG via Getty Images)





A bouquet of flowers is placed to mourn the death of Chinese giant panda An An at the Ocean Park of Hong Kong, Thursday, July 21, 2022. The oldest-ever male giant panda in captivity has died at age 35 at the Hong Kong theme park after his health deteriorated. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)





A cosplayer visits an anime fair in Beijing, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A woman uses her mobile phone to take a picture of “Spectrum” by Olivier Ratsi as she visits an exhibition at a museum in Beijing on July 22, 2022. (Photo by Zhao Wang/AFP Photo)





This aerial photo taken on July 24, 2022 shows people cooling off at a water park amid hot weather in Lianyungang in China's eastern Jiangsu province. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





A woman uses a fan as she wears a cloth that protects her from the sun on a street, amid a heatwave warning in Shanghai, China on July 25, 2022. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)