Visitors tour variety stores inside a shopping mall in Beijing on Aug. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
People walk by a promotion booth for a Chinese sportswear brand displaying dragon figures at an outdoor shopping mall in Beijing on Aug. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Shoppers rest near a store inside a decorated shopping mall in Beijing on Aug. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Construction cranes are seen near the central business district in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A man looks at his phone as he descends an escalator in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)