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Chinese factories close as drought hurts hydropower

People wearing face masks walk by a board decal with various cities skyscrapers with words "Welcome to the 20th National Congress and forge a new journey" at an office building under contraction in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman eats a sugar-coated Chinese haw in front of vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors wearing face masks tour past vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man wearing a face mask and holding an umbrella to shield from the sunlight as he walks by an elderly man collecting recycle items in front of vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors wearing face masks tour past vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man wearing a face mask walks by a banner that reads "Prosperous shop for rent" hangs on a vacant shop lot in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) People wearing face masks walk by a board decal with various cities skyscrapers with words "Welcome to the 20th National Congress and forge a new journey" at an office building under contraction in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman eats a sugar-coated Chinese haw in front of vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors wearing face masks tour past vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man wearing a face mask and holding an umbrella to shield from the sunlight as he walks by an elderly man collecting recycle items in front of vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors wearing face masks tour past vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man wearing a face mask walks by a banner that reads "Prosperous shop for rent" hangs on a vacant shop lot in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) People wearing face masks walk by a board decal with various cities skyscrapers with words "Welcome to the 20th National Congress and forge a new journey" at an office building under contraction in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman eats a sugar-coated Chinese haw in front of vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors wearing face masks tour past vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man wearing a face mask and holding an umbrella to shield from the sunlight as he walks by an elderly man collecting recycle items in front of vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors wearing face masks tour past vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man wearing a face mask walks by a banner that reads "Prosperous shop for rent" hangs on a vacant shop lot in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) People wearing face masks walk by a board decal with various cities skyscrapers with words "Welcome to the 20th National Congress and forge a new journey" at an office building under contraction in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman eats a sugar-coated Chinese haw in front of vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors wearing face masks tour past vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man wearing a face mask and holding an umbrella to shield from the sunlight as he walks by an elderly man collecting recycle items in front of vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors wearing face masks tour past vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man wearing a face mask walks by a banner that reads "Prosperous shop for rent" hangs on a vacant shop lot in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) People wearing face masks walk by a board decal with various cities skyscrapers with words "Welcome to the 20th National Congress and forge a new journey" at an office building under contraction in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman eats a sugar-coated Chinese haw in front of vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors wearing face masks tour past vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man wearing a face mask and holding an umbrella to shield from the sunlight as he walks by an elderly man collecting recycle items in front of vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors wearing face masks tour past vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man wearing a face mask walks by a banner that reads "Prosperous shop for rent" hangs on a vacant shop lot in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) People wearing face masks walk by a board decal with various cities skyscrapers with words "Welcome to the 20th National Congress and forge a new journey" at an office building under contraction in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman eats a sugar-coated Chinese haw in front of vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors wearing face masks tour past vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man wearing a face mask and holding an umbrella to shield from the sunlight as he walks by an elderly man collecting recycle items in front of vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors wearing face masks tour past vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man wearing a face mask walks by a banner that reads "Prosperous shop for rent" hangs on a vacant shop lot in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) People wearing face masks walk by a board decal with various cities skyscrapers with words "Welcome to the 20th National Congress and forge a new journey" at an office building under contraction in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman eats a sugar-coated Chinese haw in front of vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors wearing face masks tour past vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man wearing a face mask and holding an umbrella to shield from the sunlight as he walks by an elderly man collecting recycle items in front of vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors wearing face masks tour past vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man wearing a face mask walks by a banner that reads "Prosperous shop for rent" hangs on a vacant shop lot in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) People wearing face masks walk by a board decal with various cities skyscrapers with words "Welcome to the 20th National Congress and forge a new journey" at an office building under contraction in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman eats a sugar-coated Chinese haw in front of vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors wearing face masks tour past vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man wearing a face mask and holding an umbrella to shield from the sunlight as he walks by an elderly man collecting recycle items in front of vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors wearing face masks tour past vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man wearing a face mask walks by a banner that reads "Prosperous shop for rent" hangs on a vacant shop lot in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) People wearing face masks walk by a board decal with various cities skyscrapers with words "Welcome to the 20th National Congress and forge a new journey" at an office building under contraction in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman eats a sugar-coated Chinese haw in front of vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors wearing face masks tour past vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man wearing a face mask and holding an umbrella to shield from the sunlight as he walks by an elderly man collecting recycle items in front of vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Visitors wearing face masks tour past vacant shop lots at Qianmen Street in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A man wearing a face mask walks by a banner that reads "Prosperous shop for rent" hangs on a vacant shop lot in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Piers are seen near the dried riverbed exposed after the water level dropped in the Yangtze River in Yunyang county in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Unusually high temperatures and a prolonged drought are affecting large swaths of China, reducing crop yields and drinking water supplies. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT A dried riverbed is exposed after the water level dropped in the Yangtze River in Yunyang county in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Unusually high temperatures and a prolonged drought are affecting large swaths of China, reducing crop yields and drinking water supplies. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a worker stands on top of a truck distributing water to residents with a banner which reads "Luoping Drought Relief water truck" in Luoping village of Wushan County in southwestern China's Chongqing, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. Unusually high temperatures and a prolonged drought are affecting large swaths of China, affecting crop yields and drinking water supplies for thousands of people. (Huang Wei/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, workers transfer water from a drought relief water truck to residents in Luoping village of Wushan County in southwestern China's Chongqing, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. Unusually high temperatures and a prolonged drought are affecting large swaths of China, affecting crop yields and drinking water supplies for thousands of people. (Huang Wei/Xinhua via AP)