Beijing’s new five-year labor blueprint abandons traditional gross job creation metrics, shifting state resources toward structurally vulnerable workers and an aggressively expanded social safety net
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Job seekers speak with employers at a job fair for unemployed workers in Renhuai, Guizhou province, on May 22, 2026. Photo: IC Photo
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