China plans to raise retirement age in next 15 years By CHENG SI | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-09-13 14:41 ++

China plans to raise retirement age in next 15 years By CHENG SI | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-09-13 14:41 https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202409/13/WS66e3deada3103711928a7df9.html China will use the next 15 years to raise the statutory retirement age, as cited from a decision adopted at a session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress that concluded on Friday. Delayed retirement a challenging task By Stuart Gietel-Basten | China Daily | Updated: 2024-09-13 07:07 https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202409/13/WS66e3741fa3103711928a7ba9.html In a world of complex policy decisions, raising the retirement age in China may look like an easy decision to make. Since modern pensions were introduced in China in the 1950s, a revolution in healthcare and mortality has transformed the country and increased average life expectancy to 78.2 years.