A rider passes by an abandoned construction project on the outskirts of Beijing, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Visitors to a mall pass through a promotion section for shopping coupons in Beijing, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Traffic cameras are seen at a junction near the bund in Shanghai, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese men rest under a shelter on the bund in Shanghai, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A construction worker labors in a site on the outskirts of Beijing, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A veil is thrown over a bride as she has her wedding photos taken on the bund in Shanghai, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A security person stands in the rain near a depiction of a dragon at a shopping district in Beijing, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A construction worker labors in a site on the outskirts of Beijing, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Visitors to a shopping district pass near a sculpture of a bull and anti-riot equipment outside a bank in Shanghai, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Construction cranes are seen near the China Zun, the tallest building in Beijing, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
An entrance covered with overgrown plants is seen near an abandoned construction project on the outskirts of Beijing, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A vehicle with a sticker which reads "Chinese Heart" and "Chinese Dream" is seen near a construction project on the outskirts of Beijing, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A man passes by a mural depicting Chinese President Xi Jinping with the slogan "Start a new journey" on the outskirts of Beijing, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A woman livestreams from the bund in Shanghai, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese policemen monitor the crowd near the bund in Shanghai, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A man on an electric bike passes by the State Administration of Taxation in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A woman passes near a government propaganda with the words "Speak in civilized manners, act in civilized manners" near the emblem for the Communist Party on the outskirts of Beijing, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)