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Strategic expansion of robotics industry

One lesson from the Covid crisis for Beijing is about more automation. The robotics industry is growing rapidly. German exporters are still benefiting, but China is investing heavily in its robot production. The consequence of automation could be a rise in unemployment.

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Frank Sieren
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The Covid Year 2020 has boosted automation in China. 169,000 new robots were installed last year. That’s a 17.4 percent increase over the previous year, reports the Guangdong-based GG Robotics Research Institute.

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