In this Week in Photos, workers set up a flower display ahead of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing; a father-to-be goes through a simulation of the pain of labor at a hospital in Chongqing; and a 26-year-old man weighing 265 kilograms prepares for weight loss surgery at the Third People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Sichuan province.
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Workers set up a flower display ahead of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, May 10, 2017. Thomas Peter/ Reuters/VCG
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Guards check their lines in preparation for a welcome ceremony for state leaders attending the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, May 13, 2017. How Hwee Young/EPA/IC
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An elderly woman sits beside her sleeping 6-month-old grandson in Lu’an, Anhui province, May 13, 2017. Zheng Jinqiang/IC
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Actor Johnny Depp hugs two fans as he arrives for the world premiere of Disney movie “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” in Shanghai, May 11, 2017. Johannes Eisele/AFP/VCG
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A 26-year-old believed to be the heaviest man in China is interviewed before he undergoes weight loss surgery at the Third People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Sichuan province, May 10, 2017. Zhang Lang/CNS/VCG
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A father-to-be experiences a simulation of labor pain at a hospital in Chongqing, May 11, 2017. VCG
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An aerial view of Yuncheng Salt Lake in Yuncheng, Shanxi province, May 12, 2017. Zhang Yunping/VCG