You probably think that the most important person in a restaurant is the chef. After all, a good one can make excellent dishes that will attract hordes of hungry diners.
But it seems not all chefs are equal - some of those in dim sum restaurants in China have become the first batch of workers to get the boot because they are being replaced by machines that can supposedly churn out dumplings that are just as good.
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