The Chinese rulings do not represent a philosophical stance on AI — they represent a statutory interpretation of what counts as an 'objective change in circumstances' under China's Labour Contract Law. Two courts, in separate cases, arrived at the same conclusion: AI adoption is a strategic business choice, not an unforeseeable disruption that releases an employer from obligations to a worker. The practical consequence is that Chinese firms must now offer equivalent roles or retraining before a dismissal is legally valid. That is a named remedy with an enforcement mechanism…