China omits job goal in five-year plan for first time in decades
The omission signals Beijing’s struggle to shield workers from automation while racing the US for technological supremacy.
Visitors walk through Yu Garden in Shanghai. Chinese officials cited mounting pressure on hiring and household incomes, promising stronger entrepreneurship support as automation and demographic shifts test social stability. Image: Getty Images
Visitors walk through Yu Garden in Shanghai. Chinese officials cited mounting pressure on hiring and household incomes, promising stronger entrepreneurship support as automation and demographic shifts test social stability. Image: Getty Images
