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China’s ageing workforce: As the country gets older, will Big Tech’s ageist glass ceiling crack?
Josh Ye josh.ye@scmp.com
China s ageist glass ceiling may need to crack as country s median age creeps up and pool of young talent becomes smaller. Image: SCMP
This is the 15th in a series of stories about China s once-a-decade census, which was conducted in 2020. The world s most populous nation released its national demographic data in May and the figures will have far-reaching social policy and economic implications.
As soon as Annie Li told the recruitment manager at a Chinese gaming company that she was 35 years old and married without children, she said the tone of her job interview shifted abruptly. ....

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