# ‘They Don’t Need People’: The Workers Left Behind by China’s Robot Drive

- Published: 2026-07-11T04:01:08Z
- Updated: 2026-07-12T18:19:40Z
- Section: World
- Language: English (en)
- Source: The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/world/asia/china-workers-robots-factories.html
- Tags: The New York Times · World
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For out-of-work factory workers in Kunshan, a region made rich by electronics manufacturing, a park is the only place to go.

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