China’s tech giants pursue AI, semiconductor talent in US amid fierce rivalry

South China Morning Post
by Coco Feng
February 21, 2026
China’s tech giants pursue AI, semiconductor talent in US amid fierce rivalry
ByteDance, Baidu, Alibaba Cloud and MiniMax are among the firms now actively recruiting fresh talent in the US.
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Originally published on South China Morning Post on 2/21/2026