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AIB Insights links the legacy of China’s one-child policy to a shrinking workforce and describes automation and robotics as policy responses to the resulting aging-workforce challenge. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: China’s Demographic Transition: Insights for MNEs Dealing with Aging Workforces · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:724c9df051ad9bf08c8edfb6b794293898e3d5c4e13671467aba02b1b2fd47f6

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The legacy of the one-child policy has contributed to China’s demographic challenges. ... The low fertility rate has meant that simultaneously with people living longer, there are fewer babies being born and fewer people coming into the labor force. Thus, the workforce is shrinking at a time when the number of seniors is rising. ... The Chinese government is emphasizing automation to help boost productivity.

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