Since China’s economy isnt “not in a depression” due to six companies buying shovels for AI slop from each other, there isn’t the same rabid propaganda encouraging management to compel the use of it.

Plus China’s formally a communist country, meaning they have a welfare system that is less distorted by any desire to torment the poor.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_in_China

(I’m sure it’s less awesome than it could be, but being better than the US on this issue is so low a bar that counties almost have to intentionally choose not to clear it.)