# Chen Changsheng

Beijing Eyes Mass Reskilling as Robotics and AI Face Large Talent Shortages

China’s State Council research office says structural mismatches in the labour market are producing acute shortages in technical fields such as AI, new-energy engineering and robotics, with demand-to-supply ratios above 3:1 and as high as 5.2:1. Beijing plans large-scale subsidised vocational training, education adjustments and measures to formalise domestic services employment to close the gap and stabilise jobs.