A Chinese man sits outside convenience store in Beijing, Friday, July, 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A Chinese restaurant worker smoke outside a restaurant in Beijing, Sunday, July, 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A Chinese man walks in front a convenience store in Beijing, Friday, July, 26, 2024. China's powerful Politburo has endorsed the ruling Communist Party's strategy for growing the economy by encouraging more consumer spending and weeding out unproductive companies to promote "survival of the fittest."(AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A Chinese man sits outside a store trying to sell his handcrafted souvenir in downtown Beijing, Friday, July, 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
People cross the street in Fangshan district on the outskirts of Beijing, Thursday, July 25, 2024. China's powerful Politburo has endorsed the ruling Communist Party's strategy for growing the economy by encouraging more consumer spending and weeding out unproductive companies to promote "survival of the fittest." (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
People stand near a sculpture at a shopping district in Beijing, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. China's powerful Politburo has endorsed the ruling Communist Party's strategy for growing the economy by encouraging more consumer spending and weeding out unproductive companies to promote "survival of the fittest." (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
People walk on a street near a commercial and finance district in Beijing, Thursday, July 25, 2024. China's powerful Politburo has endorsed the ruling Communist Party's strategy for growing the economy by encouraging more consumer spending and weeding out unproductive companies to promote "survival of the fittest." (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)