For instance, misoprostol, a drug used to induce labor, was approved as a Pfizer treatment for pain and inflammation, never as a medicine to be used in childbirth.

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In the long-term, a labor shortage is good news for the Chinese economy, as it will induce Chinese companies to innovate.

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