Nov 15, 2023 06:28 PM

TECH

In Depth: Big Tech Is Changing in China, and So Are Its Hiring Plans

By Bao Yunhong, Guan Cong, Sun Yanran, Qu Yunxu and Bonnie Cao

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Employees walk across the campus of Alibaba’s headquarters on Friday in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province. Photo: VCG

Employees walk across the campus of Alibaba’s headquarters on Friday in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province. Photo: VCG

The fall hiring season for big Chinese tech companies is a little quieter this year, reflecting slowing growth, corporate restructuring and changing needs.

China’s tech sector has been making mass layoffs, freezing hiring and cutting pay since 2022 as companies grappled with a slowing domestic economy and the aftermath of an industrywide regulatory clampdown. There’s little sign of a bounce-back.

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