Commuters walk to a subway station at the end of the work day in the central bisiness district of Beijing on September 16, 2026. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP via Getty Images)

Motorists drive on a busy road at sunset in Beijing on September 16, 2026. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP via Getty Images)

A woman carries a child across a busy intersection at dusk in Beijing on September 16, 2026. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP via Getty Images)

People wait to board a bus at the end of the work day in Beijing on September 16, 2026. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP via Getty Images)

People wait to board a bus at the end of the work day in Beijing on September 16, 2026. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP via Getty Images)

People wait to board a bus at the end of the work day in Beijing on September 16, 2026. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP via Getty Images)

People wait to board a bus at the end of the work day in Beijing on September 16, 2026. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP via Getty Images)

A dealer walks past near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)