A look at China’s largest employers: who they are, how they’ve changed, and how the largest state and privately-owned companies compare.
State Grid workers in Ningxia. Credit: 田满潮
China’s announcement during last month’s ‘Two Sessions’ meetings of a new data ministry grabbed international headlines, but domestically another decision kicked up a stir: Beijing’s announcement of a 5 percent cut in the size of the central government's workforce.
Government ministries and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have long been the country’s biggest employers. In recent years, young Chinese have coveted government jobs, viewing them as more stable and less grueling t
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China is racing ahead in yet another industry of the future — automated delivery vehicles and systems. But can it avoid the over-production and cut-throat pricing that previously marred the development of solar panels, electric vehicles and other pioneering sectors?
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