TOKYO -- As China faces a growing labor shortage and a rapidly aging population, concern is growing that rising wages in "the world's factory" could push up price levels globally and put an end to years of low inflation.
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Employees manufacture camera lenses for cellphones at a factory in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province. As a key contributor to global supply chains, what happens in China could impact wide swaths of the global economy. © Reuters
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