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The episode discusses the trade-offs of China's gig economy as both an economic buffer and a financial strain.

The world’s biggest flexible workforce is both an economic buffer and a financial strain for China. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Reuters economics lead writer for China, Marius Zaharia, about the trade-offs at play in the world’s biggest gig economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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