China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy People walk past a sculpture of the Chinese Communist Party flag at the Museum of the Communist Party of China, in Beijing on Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A woman carries a child as she shops at a New Year bazaar set up for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, in Beijing on Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A boy and a woman shop at a market in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A senior woman waits for customers at a market in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Elderly people with their purchased goods rest as people shop at a New Year bazaar set up for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, in Beijing on Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
People pull their children on inflatable tubes as they visit the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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People walk past a sculpture of the Chinese Communist Party flag at the Museum of the Communist Party of China, in Beijing on Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)