China Inc deploys 'quiet' layoffs as Beijing promotes AI adoption

FILE PHOTO: A lobster-shaped cutout representing OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent, stands amid the Baidu offices in Beijing, China March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo

Laurie Chen

10 June, 2026

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