As new business models and evolving consumption patterns have popped up, new types of occupations related to AI have emerged in China and have become key sources of job creation, Jiang said.

　　These companies should strengthen talent cultivation and introduction, and equip the next generation of tech leaders with the skills and experience needed to drive innovation in the rapidly evolving AI field, Jiang added.

　　The Chinese authorities have taken various measures to support the employment of fresh college graduates and youth this year through policy and financial incentives to employers, and skills training initiatives and job services for students.

　　The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Finance in April jointly issued a circular on expanding employment opportunities through multiple channels, such as increasing market-driven job creation and stabilizing public-sector employment. Organizations and enterprises have been encouraged to hire this year's graduates as well as unemployed youths who have graduated in previous years.

　　Apart from enhanced efforts to recruit fresh graduates, Chinese platform enterprises, which mainly leverage digital platforms to provide services such as e-commerce, short videos and livestreaming sessions, are ratcheting up resources to create new job positions for the traditional labor force and expand employment space for disadvantaged groups.

　　According to a report released by the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the number of merchants on Chinese e-commerce platform Pinduoduo is about 14.2 million, and the platform has provided direct employment opportunities to about 18.6 million people.