Prof. Zhang Ying answers: How to balance automation and a better-off workforce? | PKU Masterclass

Having visited the Xiaomi factory, which has reached 85% automation, students of the 2026 China Deep Dive program from America asked Prof. Zhang Ying during a #PKUMasterclass: How does the industry balance automation and a better-off workforce?

The answer?
Retraining the workers.

Would that be enough in the race against automation?
"We don't know for sure."

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