Yingjing black sand pottery is fired at a sandware factory in Yingjing County, Ya'an, in southwestern China's Sichuan province, on October 16, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

Yingjing black sand pottery is fired at a sandware factory in Yingjing County, Ya'an, in southwestern China's Sichuan province, on October 16, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

A worker shapes Yingjing black sand pottery at a sandware factory in Yingjing County, Ya'an, in southwestern China's Sichuan province, on October 16, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

A robotic arm welds at the production workshop of Nantong Hongbo Technology in Nantong, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, on October 15, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

A worker welds at the production workshop of Nantong Hongbo Technology in Nantong, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, on October 15, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

A worker produces surface-mount resistors at Lizhi Electronics, a Taiwan-invested company in Nantong, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, on October 15, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

A worker welds at the production workshop of Nantong Hongbo Technology in Nantong, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, on October 15, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb sits during an interview with AFP at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok on October 17, 2026. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images)