Hou Yu-ih, candidate for Taiwan's presidency from the main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), tours an area of San Francisco's Chinatown during a visit to the United States, in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Hou Yu-ih, candidate for Taiwan's presidency from the main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), tours an area of San Francisco's Chinatown during a visit to the United States, in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Hou Yu-ih, candidate for Taiwan's presidency from the main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), reacts to noise from fireworks while touring an area of San Francisco's Chinatown during a visit to the United States, in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Hou Yu-ih, candidate for Taiwan's presidency from the main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), reacts to noise from fireworks while touring an area of San Francisco's Chinatown during a visit to the United States, in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Hou Yu-ih, candidate for Taiwan's presidency from the main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), tours an area of San Francisco's Chinatown during a visit to the United States, in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Hou Yu-ih, candidate for Taiwan's presidency from the main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), tours an area of San Francisco's Chinatown during a visit to the United States, in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

A girl looks at Hou Yu-ih, candidate for Taiwan's presidency from the main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), as he tours an area of San Francisco's Chinatown during a visit to the United States, in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Hou Yu-ih, candidate for Taiwan's presidency from the main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), tours an area of San Francisco's Chinatown during a visit to the United States, in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Hou Yu-ih, candidate for Taiwan's presidency from the main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), tours an area of San Francisco's Chinatown during a visit to the United States, in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Hou Yu-ih, candidate for Taiwan's presidency from the main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), tours an area of San Francisco's Chinatown during a visit to the United States, in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Hou Yu-ih, candidate for Taiwan's presidency from the main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), tours an area of San Francisco's Chinatown during a visit to the United States, in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

A woman reacts as Hou Yu-ih, candidate for Taiwan's presidency from the main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), tours an area of San Francisco's Chinatown during a visit to the United States, in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Hou Yu-ih, candidate for Taiwan's presidency from the main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), tours an area of San Francisco's Chinatown during a visit to the United States, in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

A man is seen in silhouette as he walks with bags down a subway entrance in the Chinatown area of New York City, U.S., September 11, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

Lek pets his goose 'Liang' at his shophouse at Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand September 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

Lek pets his goose 'Liang' at his shophouse at Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand September 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

Lek pets his goose 'Liang' at his shophouse at Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand September 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

People walk with umbrellas by a graffiti painted at an empty lot during rainy weather in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York City, U.S., August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A woman stands waiting for traffic to go by along Canal Street in the Chinatown neighbourhood of New York City, U.S., June 12, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

People walk down Canal Street in the Chinatown neighbourhood of New York City, U.S., June 12, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A man wearing headphones walks by a U.S. flag hanging in a shop in the Chinatown neighbourhood of New York City, U.S., June 12, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A man wearing a protective face mask sits in a park in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York City, U.S., May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A woman wearing a protective face mask walks by a graffiti painted wall in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York City, U.S., May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A baby waits in a carriage with others outside a restaurant in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York City, U.S., April 28, 2023.REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

The entrance to a First Republic Bank branch is seen in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York City, U.S., April 28, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

The entrance to a First Republic Bank branch is seen in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York City, U.S., April 28, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

The entrance to a First Republic Bank branch is seen in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York City, U.S., April 28, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

The entrance to a First Republic Bank branch is seen in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York City, U.S., April 28, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A Chinese-language signage is pictured outside the former office of the America ChangLe Association, described by U.S. authorities as a Chinese 'secret police station' masquerading as a social gathering place for people from China's Fujian province, on the fourth floor of the Royal East Plaza building at 107 East Broadway in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York City, U.S., April 17, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

The former office of the America ChangLe Association, described by U.S. authorities as a Chinese 'secret police station' masquerading as a social gathering place for people from China's Fujian province, on the fourth floor of the Royal East Plaza building at 107 East Broadway in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York City, U.S., April 17, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

Chen Jinping sits with attorney Susan Kellan after two New York residents were arrested for allegedly operating a Chinese "secret police station" in Manhattan's Chinatown, part of a crackdown on Beijing's alleged targeting of U.S.-based dissidents, during a hearing at a Brooklyn courthouse in New York, U.S., April 17, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg 

Lu Jianwang sits with attorney Susan Kellan after two New York residents were arrested for allegedly operating a Chinese "secret police station" in Manhattan's Chinatown, part of a crackdown on Beijing's alleged targeting of U.S.-based dissidents, during a hearing at a Brooklyn courthouse in New York, U.S., April 17, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg 

Lu Jianwang sits with attorney Susan Kellan, after two New York residents were arrested for allegedly operating a Chinese "secret police station" in Manhattan's Chinatown, part of a crackdown on Beijing's alleged targeting of U.S.-based dissidents, during a hearing at a Brooklyn courthouse in New York, U.S., April 17, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg 

Chen Jinping sits with attorney Susan Kellan after two New York residents were arrested for allegedly operating a Chinese "secret police station" in Manhattan's Chinatown, part of a crackdown on Beijing's alleged targeting of U.S.-based dissidents, during a hearing at a Brooklyn courthouse in New York, U.S., April 17, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg 

Chen Jinping and Lu Jianwang sit with attorney Susan Kellan after the two New York residents were arrested for allegedly operating a Chinese "secret police station" in Manhattan's Chinatown, part of a crackdown on Beijing's alleged targeting of U.S.-based dissidents, during a hearing at a Brooklyn courthouse in New York, U.S., April 17, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg 

Chen Jinping and Lu Jianwang sit with attorney Susan Kellan after the two New York residents were arrested for allegedly operating a Chinese "secret police station" in Manhattan's Chinatown, part of a crackdown on Beijing's alleged targeting of U.S.-based dissidents, during a hearing at a Brooklyn courthouse in New York, U.S., April 17, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg 

A woman wearing a protective face mask holds an umbrella as it lightly rains in the Chinatown section of New York City, U.S., March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A man stands beneath an awning as it lightly rains in the Chinatown section of New York City, U.S., March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A person sleeps on a cardboard box in the underpass of the Manhattan Bridge in Chinatown neighborhood of New York City, U.S., March 3, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A man gestures as a coffin is carried out of a funeral home in the Chinatown section in New York City, U.S., February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A man surnamed Huang, dressed as the Chinese god of wealth Cai Shen, hands out Hongbao (red envelopes) during the Lunar New Year parade celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

A New York Police Department (NYPD) officer mans a roadblock ahead of the Lunar New Year parade celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

A child grips a stuffed animal as people watch the Lunar New Year parade celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

Bolivian dancers from the Caporales San Simon Cochabamba Filial New York dance group perform in the Lunar New Year parade celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

Chinese-language signage for COVID-19 vaccines sits outside of a pharmacy in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

People carry an oversize Chinese flag while marching in the Lunar New Year parade celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

Restaurant workers Shao Qing Xian and Hua Qiang Li watch the Lunar New Year parade celebrating the Year of the Rabbit from outside Canton Lodge restaurant in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

Women wearing furs and qipao dresses ride in a vintage Mercedes-Benz convertible during the Lunar New Year parade celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

Long Pan, a performer of the Chinese American Association of Cantonese, adjusts their headdress before the Lunar New Year parade celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

A person makes an offering in the Huang Da Xian Taoist Temple before the Lunar New Year parade celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

A procession of vintage Acura NSX sports cars is seen during the Lunar New Year parade celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

A performer in a panda costume attends the Lunar New Year parade celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

People unfurl an oversize Chinese flag during the Lunar New Year parade celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

People purchase noisemakers from a street vendor during the Lunar New Year parade celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

People march in the Lunar New Year parade celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

A dancer waves fans and a portable speaker during the Lunar New Year parade celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

A parade participant in a Winnie the Pooh costume waves a Chinese flag before the Lunar New Year parade celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

Long Pan, a performer of the Chinese American Association of Cantonese, adjusts their headdress before the Lunar New Year celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

A participant wearing a Changshan robe rides a float during the Lunar New Year parade celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

Bolivian dancers from the Caporales San Simon Cochabamba Filial New York dance group perform in the Lunar New Year parade celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan