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by momo_hn2025 248 days ago
I haven’t seen much detailed analysis on this demographic topic.

The question is whether technology bends the curve. If renewables, robotics, and AI mature and are deeply integrated before that demographic crunch fully bites, the labor shortfall matters a lot less. Energy abundance plus automation could decouple growth from headcount. In that scenario, demographics aren’t destiny, and China could be among the first to operate on near-zero marginal energy and labor costs at scale.