Replace labour in America and turn to China (8)
I believe the answer is:
automate
'replace labour' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'america and turn to china' is the wordplay.
'america' becomes 'a' (common abbreviation eg in USA).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'turn' becomes 'U' (a 'U-turn' is a kind of turn).
'china' becomes 'mate' (china plate is Cockney rhyming slang for mate).
'a'+'u'+'to'+'mate'='AUTOMATE'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for automate that I've seen before include "Make (a device) work with little human control" , "Cause to function without direct human control" , "Eat out ma - make it self-regulating" , "'Control something using machines, not people (8)'" , "No longer employ person" .)