The retirement age extension is considered long overdue by economists, with the current age of 60 for men and 50 or 55 for women depending on their jobs not having changed since the 1950s.
Beijing will from next year begin gradually raising China 's retirement age , which currently sits at an unusually low 60 for men and 50 or 55 for women.
That's despite life expectancy in China having risen to 78 years as of 2021, and being projected to exceed 80 years by 2050. The policy will be implemented starting in January next year, according to the announcement from China's legislature, reported by state broadcaster CCTV. Yu Xuejun, the organisation's deputy head, said the NHC would also call for shared parenting responsibilities to guide young people towards "positive perspectives on marriage, childbirth and family," the state-backed Global Times newspaper reported on Thursday.By law, Chinese men can only get married after the age of 22, and women after the age of 20.
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