The cheap Labour force has been thought as infinite supply in China all along, but this year the shortage of peasant Labour comes forth in many areas.

一向被认为廉价劳动力接近于“无限供给”的中国，却在今年出人意料地大范围出现了民工短缺。

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Just as expanding the global labour force by a quarter through the addition of cheap Chinese workers helped to keep prices down in the West, so higher Chinese wages might start to export inflation.

令美国白领更加痛苦的是，上千万廉价而勤奋的中国大学毕业生将在全球劳动力市场和他们竞争同一个职位。

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Just as expanding the global labour force by a quarter through the addition of cheap Chinese workers helped to keep prices down in the West, so higher Chinese wages might start to export inflation.

ECONOMIST: World economy