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The article focuses on the changing dynamics of U.S.-China relations, highlighting the generational shift in China, where younger people are seeking a different way of life and emphasizing the need for the U.S. to adapt its views on China's political system.

The article focuses on the struggles of Chinese electronics business owner Shao Chunyou which reflect the negative impact of China's growth on entrepreneurs. Topics covered include the transformation of China from being the world's cheap factory to a high-value manufacturing destination that needs to adopt automation and innovation. The problem posed by the growing cost of labor and a shortage of workers is also cited.

The article focuses on the campaign of the government of China to encourage parents to have more children which is a reversal for the ruling Communist Party's one-child policy. Topics covered include the call of the Shaanxi government to abolish all birth limits, decision of some Chinese provincial governments to tighten access to abortion and make it more difficult for married people to get divorced and impact of low birth rate on China's labor force.

The article discusses the efforts of a group of workers in organizing a national movement against retail company Walmart in China. Topics covered include the impact of the reported slowdown in China's economy to the Chinese labor force, how the ruling Communist Party in China is responding to the national labor movement staged by Walmart employees, and the growing popularity of worker in the retail sector in China. It also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of labor activism.

The article discusses the author's claim that American voters have a right to be angry and frustrated with regards to the impacts that globalization, technological change, and international trade have had on the American economy, and it mentions the attitudes of 2016 U.S. presidential election voters with regards to presidential hopefuls such as Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. Economic populism and global competition are examined, along with China's economy and labor supply.

The article discusses economic growth in China as of January, 2013. According to the article, China's economy is not growing at the pace that it was before a slowdown in 2012. Topics include inflation, producer and consumer prices, exports and imports, and a labor shortage due to the "one child" policy of population control.

This article reports on the aging population of China. Discussed are the possible manpower shortages caused by the growing numbers of retired persons in China. This workforce shortage is especially felt in the city of Shanghai, where businesses are leaving due to the fact that twenty percent of the city's population is over the age of sixty.

This article examines labor shortages in hundreds of Chinese factories that could lead to a shift in world trade. Wages are being increased and the country's middle class is expanding which could mean higher prices for Chinese-made products worldwide. International companies are considering moving factories to lower cost countries such as Vietnam. One benefit of the shortage is the improvement of working conditions and the addition of incentives and benefits to lure prospective employees.

Looks at growth in the diamond-polishing and jewelry manufacturing industry in China as of May 31, 2005. Profitability of several major diamond companies operating in China; View that China's labor supply is has betters skills and organization than many other nations; Discussion of growth in China's textile, apparel, and other export industries; Predictions for the development of China's labor force over the next two decades; Popularity of establishing Chinese manufacturing sites among foreign jewelry companies; Potential long-term impact of growth in the Chinese diamond and jewelry industry on diamond prices.

The author reflects on the union of the workers in China to raise their demand ranging from better for in the factory cafeteria, proper compensation for overtime, and decent pay for decent work. The author mentions that the employers have realized that they need to listen to the demands of the workers if they want a stable and productive work force. He adds that the workers and employers are given by the officials with the space they need to resolve their differences.

To the Editor: Michelle Dammon Loyalka is correct in observing that China's labor costs are rising (''Chinese Labor, Cheap No More,'' The New York Times on the Web, Op-Ed, Feb. 18). But this development will not put America ''back in the manufacturing game sooner than expected'' -- even vis-a-vis China alone. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

HONG KONG -- With China preparing for a leadership change in late autumn and facing a longer-term contraction of its labor force, a flurry of reports is suggesting that the country needs to continue moving ahead with economic reforms, and in some cases confront entrenched interest groups like the powerful state-owned enterprises. On Thursday, China's central bank issued a detailed outline of a report calling for the country to ease some restrictions on investing elsewhere over the next three years, a move that would allow Chinese to take greater advantage of Western assets whose values have been depressed in the long economic slowdown. The report also suggested removing some limits on foreign buyers interested in Chinese stocks, bonds and real estate over the next 5 to 10 years. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BEIJING -- Two of China's main export manufacturing areas are suffering from an acute shortage of migrant workers, giving laborers more leverage over wages and curtailing the expansion plans of some companies, according to a report published Monday in China Daily, an official English-language newspaper. The shortfall is especially severe in the service and manufacturing industries. The regions most affected, both of them coastal, are the Pearl River Delta, in the southern province of Guangdong, and the Yangtze River Delta, near Shanghai. The Pearl River Delta could be short by as many as 900,000 workers, China Daily reported, citing a recent survey by the human resources department of Guangdong. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

HONG KONG -- Next to a children's amusement park and upstairs from two huge nightclubs in Shenzhen, the creative minds of Tecatech are at work designing remote controls, headphones and the packaging for your next set of sunglasses. Founded in Britain in 1998, the company was the country's first product design firm to set up permanent offices in China. After setting up an office in Hong Kong in 2004 and working there for about a year, Andy James Lee, Tecatech's founder and design director, realized he was going to mainland China almost daily to meet with manufacturers and other business contacts. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Just a year after laying off millions of factory workers, China is facing an increasingly acute labor shortage. As American workers struggle with near double-digit unemployment, unskilled factory workers here in China's industrial heartland are being offered signing bonuses. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

FACTORY GIRLS From Village to City in a Changing China [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports that from steel to oil to cars to credit cards, China is poised to become the world's biggest producer and market for many goods and services. Concern among some foreign business executives and appeal to others, depending on whether they see the country as a competitor, a cheap source of supply, a market, or all three; Pressure at companies across many industries to match prices available in China or lose their customers; Impact of deep price cuts, including job losses, cutbacks, and even closings; Decision by some American and European countries to move some of their operations to China, taking advantage of the country's vast and inexpensive labor force.

Examines China's economy in 2004. Comparison with Japan in the late 1980s; Role of multinational companies and foreign investment; Why China is an even greater economic challenge to the U.S. than Japan; Potential size of China's market; Concentration of new industry and commerce in China's southeast region; China's transition from a planned economy to capitalism; Views of analysts; Attitudes of U.S. politicians and of the President George W. Bush administration; China's biggest competitive advantage, its immense and low-paid work force; How China has benefited from opening up to the global economy; Outlook.

Delves into the problem of unemployment in China. Number of people unemployed in China; Views of some officials in China regarding the matter; Identification of the concerns of the Chinese government.

Focuses on the agreement between the United Nations International Labor Office and the Chinese government which aimed to improve the welfare of China's troubled work force.

Focuses on the illegal immigration of workers from Fuzhou, China to the United States. Lack of employment options for workers in the area of Fuzhou; Risks and costs involved with smuggling; Localization of the immigration flow; View of Chinese people that snakeheads, or smugglers, are honest businessmen.

Reports on the September 17, 1998 announcement of Hong Kong, China's government that unemployment increased to five percent of the labor force in August 1998 from 4.8 percent in July 1998. Decline in property prices and increase in joblessness; Decrease in the Hang Seng index; Comments from Jan Lee, chief economist at Hongkong and Shanghai Bank; Growth of Hong Kong's economy.