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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Matthew Walsh with Luna Lin

China To Raise Retirement Age As Demographic Crisis Looms

Hundreds of millions of people in China are set to enter old age in the coming decades while the birth rate dwindles dramatically (Credit: AFP)

China said Friday it would gradually raise its statutory retirement age, as the country grapples with a looming demographic crisis and an older population.

Hundreds of millions of people in China are set to enter old age in the coming decades while the birth rate dwindles dramatically.

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