A woman works on a clothing production line at a small workshop in Guangzhou, on southern China's Guangdong province on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers produce clothes at a small workshop in Guangzhou, on southern China's Guangdong province on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images)

A recruiter (C) from a clothing factory looking for labourers skilled in making clothes holds up a clothing sample on a street in an urban village in Guangzhou, on southern China's Guangdong province on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images)

Recruiters from clothing factories look for labourers skilled in making clothes on a street in an urban village in Guangzhou, on southern China's Guangdong province on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images)

A general view of the city's skyline and residential buildings along a canal in an urban village in Guangzhou, on southern China's Guangdong province on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images)

A general view of an industrial park, where a building features a sign reading "Guangzhou" against the city's skyline in Guangzhou, on southern China's Guangdong province on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images)

A general view of the city's skyline and residential buildings along a canal in an urban village in Guangzhou, on southern China's Guangdong province on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images)

A man walks past a demolition site in an urban village as the city's skyline is seen in the background in Guangzhou, on southern China's Guangdong province on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images)