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

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