Labourers work on a scaffolding at a construction site in New Delhi on September 21, 2026. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP via Getty Images)

A cleaner loads a rubbish bin onto a truck along a business street in Beijing on September 21, 2026. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP via Getty Images)

A woman holding an umbrella walks along a business street adorned with streamers in Beijing on September 21, 2026. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP via Getty Images)

A worker adjusts his hard hat while walking through an alley in Beijing on September 21, 2026. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP via Getty Images)

This aerial photo shows farmers harvesting rice in Luoxiang, in Congjiang county, in China's southwest Guizhou province on September 20, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

This aerial photo shows farmers harvesting rice in Luoxiang, in Congjiang county, in China's southwest Guizhou province on September 20, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

Farmers harvest rice in Luoxiang, in Congjiang county, in China's southwest Guizhou province on September 20, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

This aerial photo shows farmers harvesting rice in Luoxiang, in Congjiang county, in China's southwest Guizhou province on September 20, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT