China plans job safeguards as AI adoption accelerates | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

By MLex Staff ( October 12, 2026, 07:57 GMT | Insight) -- China is seeking to cushion workers from the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs while accelerating the technology’s adoption across the economy, highlighting the tension between Beijing’s drive for productivity gains and its efforts to safeguard employment during the next five-year plan that runs through 2030. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security outlined an action plan Saturday to promote employment as AI develops, including training tailored to workers, people in specialized roles, students and the wider public.China is seeking to cushion workers from the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs while accelerating the technology’s adoption across the economy, highlighting the tension between Beijing’s drive for productivity gains and its efforts to safeguard employment during the next five-year plan that runs through 2030....