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Guangzhou Retirees Stage Mass Protests Over Cuts to Medical Insurance Payments

Guangzhou Retirees Stage Mass Protests Over Cuts to Medical Insurance Payments
Riot police in personal protection suits walk down a street during protests over COVID-19 restrictions in Guangzhou, a city in Guangdong province, China, in this screen grab taken from a social media video released on Nov. 29, 2022. Video Obtained by Reuters/via Reuters
Sophia Lam
Sophia Lam
1/29/2023|Updated: 1/30/2023
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Large crowds gathered on Jan. 11 outside a local human resource and social security bureau in Guangzhou, protesting against a sudden reduction in payments to their personal medical insurance accounts, according to a video of the protest posted online.

This is the most recent protest in a series of mass rallies in the city, the commercial hub in southern China and the seat of Guangdong Province. Some participants told the Chinese language edition of The Epoch Times that they have been protesting since the payment reductions began in December.

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