China's High-Tech Ambitions Have a Blue-Collar Status Problem
China's rapid advancement in high-tech industries is encountering a significant challenge: the social status and treatment of blue-collar workers. This issue poses a crucial hurdle for China's ambition to become a technological powerhouse, impacting sustained growth and social stability.
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