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China to Raise Retirement Age for First Time in 70 Years

China is grappling with an aging population, a shrinking workforce, and a record low birth rate.
China to Raise Retirement Age for First Time in 70 Years
Elderly people rest at a park in Fuyang, in eastern China's Anhui Province, on Sept. 13, 2024. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Dorothy Li
9/13/2024|Updated: 9/13/2024
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Beijing will gradually raise China’s retirement age in the next 15 years, officials announced on Friday, as the country grapples with a quickly aging population after four decades of birth restrictions.

The decision, which represents the first major adjustment in 70 years, was approved by China’s rubber-stamp legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), during its Standing Committee meeting on Friday morning.

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