
By transforming from manual middleman to AI 'superconnector' for global supply chains, Hong Kong can co-pilot the next era of world trade
As mainland China offsets its shrinking workforce with artificial intelligence, Hong Kong must transform from a manual middleman into an AI superconnector for global supply chains.
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China's population began contracting annually in 2022 following decades of demographic changes from the one-child policy.
As an ageing mainland China takes to AI, Hong Kong must catch up
By transforming from manual middleman to AI ‘superconnector’ for global supply chains, Hong Kong can co-pilot the next era of world trade
Jawahar Panjabi is a Hong Kong-based principal consultant, venture architect, and former business journalist and international trade controller.
Published: 4:30pm, 11 Nov 2026
A decade ago, when Beijing ended its one-child policy, demographers and economists issued a grim consensus: a rapidly shrinking workforce would cripple China’s manufacturing and export machine.
Indeed, the demographic dividend that powered China’s rise between 1980 and 2010 has run its course; from 2022, the population began contracting annually.
Yet, rather than surrendering its status as the world’s factory, China is neutralising its demographic crunch with an algorithmic dividend.

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