Microsoft Offers China-based Engineers An Option To Relocate

Microsoft is offering up to 800 China-based employees the chance to relocate to the US, Australia, New Zealand, or Ireland, with a focus on those with experience in machine learning and the cloud. The relocation is not compulsory, but Microsoft is pitching it as an opportunity to send workers familiar with AI and cloud computing to places where such skills are needed. This move comes amidst rising tensions between the US and China, with the US imposing tariffs on tech products and Microsoft previously facing criticism for censoring Bing in China.