On April 18, there are market rumors that Ericsson has laid off 240 employees in China as part of business adjustments in China, mainly affecting China's R&D centers. According to reports, the company plans to make further layoffs in the next few months. Ericsson said in this regard, the layoffs are aimed at aligning the company's efforts to diversify its R&D footprint in order to better match its global sales. An Ericsson spokesperson said that employees in the “core network” R&D department were affected by layoffs. Last month, in response to market rumors about “strategic adjustments to business in China and large-scale layoffs in R&D positions,” Ericsson said, “Ericsson is enriching R&D teams around the world to be closer to business and users, while improving the flexibility and cost efficiency of software design. Ericsson will continue to stick to its promises to Chinese users and will not withdraw from the Chinese market.” (interface)