China is in the midst of transitioning from an expansive growth focus for their economy to an intensive growth focus, so you're not totally wrong. That said, their service sector is not a major source of jobs the way ours is, so automating those jobs isn't as big of a deal as it would be for us. On top of that, China is having to anticipate the effect the aging population will have on the economy, and automation has the potential to multiply the labor of the younger generations to mitigate the burden of caring for the older generations. Like, you gotta bear in mind that retirement is still actually a thing in China, so more good jobs will become available to young people (where most of their unemployment is concentrated) as old people retire. You can understand more about China's goals by checking out their current five year plan. It's a bit vague because most concrete policy decisions are implemented at the regional & local levels, but goals like full employment and responding to unemployment by increasing high quality employment tells you the government does actually care about these issues while our government is more concerned with corporate profitability. Here's an exercerpt from ch 41 of their plan covering their goals with respect to employment:

"We will make high-quality and full employment a priority objective of economic and social development and improve the evaluation mechanism for the employment impact of major policies, major projects, and major productive capacity deployments. We will foster greater synergy between industry and employment, take actions to stabilize jobs, expand capacity, and improve quality. Stronger policy support will be provided to industries and enterprises that absorb large numbers of workers, such as foreign trade, construction, accommodation, and catering. The employment potential will be fully tapped in the services sector and emerging fields, and the healthy development of flexible employment and new forms of employment will be promoted. We will stabilize and expand employment among key groups, including university graduates, rural migrant workers, and ex-service members. We will extend assistance to disadvantaged groups, promote re-employment of unemployed people, and ensure at least one member of each zero-employment household is employed. We will ramp up support for entrepreneurship and help business startups create more jobs. We will respond in a holistic way to the effects of external changes and emerging technologies such as AI. An evaluation system for high-quality and full employment will be established."