The firm is laying off some employees at its cloud unit amid ongoing restrictions on cross-border data flows between the two countries.

The firm is laying off some employees at its cloud unit amid ongoing restrictions on cross-border data flows between the two countries.

Microsoft is cutting 200-400 Azure jobs in Beijing and Shanghai, its third China downsizing in two years, as the US and China tighten cross-border data laws.

Microsoft has cut hundreds of Azure jobs in China, driven by restructuring efforts and mounting data regulation challenges between the US and China.