China calls for worker retraining as AI reshapes economy
By Yonnex Li ( May 19, 2026, 07:52 GMT | Insight) -- China will push companies to provide job retraining when deploying artificial intelligence systems, part of a sweeping employment plan that seeks to balance technological advancement with worker stability. The plan takes on added urgency with a record 12.7 million college graduates set to enter the workforce this year, compounding pressure on an already strained job market.China will require companies to provide job retraining when deploying artificial intelligence systems, part of a sweeping employment plan that seeks to balance technological advancement with worker stability as AI reshapes the world's second-largest economy....
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