While Silicon Valley's layoffs make headlines, China’s tech giants are carrying out their own massive workforce reductions quietly https://restofworld.org/2026/china-tech-layoffs-alibaba-baidu-ai-pivot/?utm_campaign=row-social
Alibaba reduced its head count by a third in 2025, while Baidu’s workforce declined nearly 7%. “There’s constant churn,” a Chinese tech worker said.
