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Saving Chinese jobs

Very, very, very different to what America is doing with its workers.

When Algorithms Meet Labor Law

The legal reasoning cuts through corporate justifications—AI implementation is a voluntary business decision, not an unforeseeable catastrophe.

This wasn’t an isolated ruling. Beijing courts had already established the precedent in December 2025, protecting a map data collector named Liu whose job was automated away. The legal reasoning cuts through corporate justifications like a hot knife through butter—AI implementation is a voluntary business decision, not an unforeseeable catastrophe like natural disasters or policy shifts.

Courts emphasized that companies choosing to automate must negotiate with employees, offer training, or provide reasonable reassignments before showing anyone the door.