Ding Yining

<p>In this Week in Photos, a deadly tornado hits Kaiyuan, Liaoning province; cosplayers wearing Spider-Man suits race through a river in Chenzhou, Hunan province; and Baidu CEO Robin Li is doused with water by an attendee at the company’s annual AI developers’ conference in Beijing.</p><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="0" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="1" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="2" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="3" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="4" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="5" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="6" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div>

Collage: China’s Week in Photos, July 1–7

Timely reports on issues and events from across China. Drawing on a vast range of sources, these succinct articles provide insights into the significance of each issue in a wider context.

NEWS

A selection of the week’s best photos by Sixth Tone’s visual editors.