China’s once-a-decade census reveals increasing pressure for the country's manufacturers to accelerate the pace of automation. Illustration: Ka-kuen Lau
As China’s working population falls, factories turn to machines to pick up the slack
- China’s factories are turning to automation to upgrade production lines, and at the same time prepare for fewer, higher-skilled workers
- Chinese manufacturing companies like Midea have already embraced automation to sharply reduce the number of humans needed
China’s once-a-decade census reveals increasing pressure for the country's manufacturers to accelerate the pace of automation. Illustration: Ka-kuen Lau
