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"Minimum wages are going up by double digits in cities around the country and many workers are receiving social insurance payments for the first time." - from linked article

The article linked to by parent is interesting, although the vocabulary is leftist.

You know how Western economies generate around 70 to 80% of gdp from activity within their borders (exceptions being Canada and NZ because of extraction industries). When China gets near that percentage, will they need this cheap assembly and fabrication work?



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