A person works at a residential building construction site in Beijing, China Sept 6, 2023.

Source: https://business.inquirer.net/420644/china-2023-gdp-growth-forecast-cut-to-5-4-5-in-2024-reuters-poll

Chinese Communist Party Leader Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Nov. 8, 2018.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/11/30/peter-schweizer-how-henry-kissinger-became-an-old-friend-of-china-who-rendered-great-help-to-the-ccp/

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning attends a news conference in Beijing, China, Feb. 3, 2023.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/02/04/china-urges-calm-over-spy-balloon-controversy/

FILE PHOTO: China's Premier Li Keqiang waves as he arrives for a news conference after the closing ceremony of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 15, 2017.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/china-ex-premier-li-keqiang-sidelined-by-xi-jinping-dies-at-68/article_bdbcee0d-310a-5456-870b-9568a0674f80.html

FILE PHOTO: People wait for their rides outside a children's hospital in Beijing, China November 24, 2023.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/china-ministry-seeks-more-fever-clinics-to-combat-respiratory-illness-surge/article_19984d19-41f1-56da-a199-8efef50d0d8a.html

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Alibaba Group is seen at its office in Beijing, China, January 5, 2021.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/chinas-alibaba-invites-businesses-trial-ai-chatbot-media-3403711?cid=cna_flip_070214

Mr Martin, who is on day two of an official visit to Beijing, China, said officials would engage on this issue this week.

Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41264272.html

Paramilitary police officers stand guard in front of the headquarters of the People's Bank of China, the central bank (PBOC), in Beijing, China, Sep 30, 2022.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/china-leaves-benchmark-lending-rates-unchanged-expected-3784491?cid=cna_flip_070214

People ride scooters on a street at Beijing’s Central Business District, in Beijing, China June 21, 2023.

Source: https://business.inquirer.net/407235/sp-cuts-china-gdp-forecast-as-calls-for-stimulus-intensify

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani talking with Minister of State and national security adviser of Saudi Arabia Musaad bin Mohammed Al Aiban in Beijing, China on March 10, 2023.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/03/11/china-brokers-diplomatic-deal-between-saudi-arabia-and-iran/

Tosin Adeloye competed in the 400-meter race at the 2015 World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China.

Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/six-nigerian-athletes-charged-for-doping/

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, walks as he arrives to meet with China's top diplomat Wang Yi, not in photo, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, Monday, June 19, 2023.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/blinken-opens-day-talks-beijing-mission-ease-soaring-100185619