China to Delay Retirement Age in Bid to Ease Pension Fund Crisis: Experts

China to Delay Retirement Age in Bid to Ease Pension Fund Crisis: Experts
Chen Xiangying (second L), 92, draws her first pension payment from a bank on September 28, 2006 in Shanghai, China.China Photos/Getty Images
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China plans to change the mandatory retirement age of its citizens, as part of efforts to alleviate its pension fund crisis that has worsened in recent years due to an increase in the country’s aging population.

On Feb. 21, China’s State Council announced that it would implement a gradual delay in the legal retirement age, and acknowledged that China’s aging population is mounting rapidly.
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