China’s shrinking working-age population to send ripples through global economy


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Disruptions to global supply chains caused by coronavirus lockdowns in China may be a short-term problem, but another challenge that will last for decades is emerging.

As Chinese workers fled a Covid-19 lockdown at the world’s biggest iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, Henan province, in the past two months, Apple warned shoppers around the world to expect delays in receiving its products.

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