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Robot nation: China’s bid to beat its demographic decline

The country’s workforce is set to fall to 300mn by the end of the century. Beijing wants humanoids to narrow the labour gap

Robot nation: China’s bid to beat its demographic decline

TL;DR

  • China's workforce is expected to drop to 300 million by 2100.
  • Beijing aims to use humanoid robots to mitigate the labor gap.
  • This strategy is a response to the country's demographic decline.