ANALYSIS: China Inc. deploys 'quiet' layoffs as Beijing promotes AI adoption

Liu, a Hangzhou-based contractor at a large Chinese internet firm, says her employer began quietly firing contractors in March after it ordered staff to use AI tools including AI agent OpenClaw, which saw lightning-fast adoption in China this year.While she does not know the full scope of the layoffs, her employer has also started reducing graduate hiring as Chinese companies race to implement AI systems."The tasks most people do can be completely replaced by OpenClaw. After a person writes all their workflows (into OpenClaw)... they can basically be fired," said the 26-year-old, who aske…READ FULL ARTICLE