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Rise of the Robots: 60,000 Workers Culled from Just One Factory as China's Struggling Electronics Hub Turns to Artificial Intelligence


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Industrial robots, Kunshan Daya Auto Parts Co.

Industrial robots at work in Kunshan Daya Auto Parts Company.

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The manufacturing hub for the electronics industry, Kunshan, in Jiangsu province, is seeking a drastic reduction in labour costs as it undergoes a makeover after an industrial explosion killed 146 people in 2014.

From South China Morning Post
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