Adding to the problem is China's low age threshold for forced retirement. "At present, the retirement age in China is 60 for men. For women, it is 50 for blue-collar workers and 55 for civil servants." <a href="https://u.osu.edu/mclc/2020/11/17/china-moves-closer-to-raising-retirement-age" target="_blank">https://u.osu.edu/mclc/2020/11/17/china-moves-closer-to-raising-retirement-age</a>/Is this clear? Not entirely, to me. My understanding is that Xi Jinping strengthened these retirement requirements and lowered the age for some groups, while permanently exempting himself from the age limits. Some say these low retirement ages were established when China's life expectancy was much lower. More recently, they seem to have been used to open room for promotion for younger, better educated Chinese professionals. Now there is talk of raising the retirement age, of course. However, one has to wonder about the long-term impact of Covid-19, which is not going away any time soon, and of "long Covid."Add to that the historical pattern of epidemics arising in China about every 10 to 20 years. If the next viral outbreak is as badly managed as Covid-19, China could be in big trouble again in the 2030s, with another big hit to the nation's population.

Adding to the problem is China's low age threshold for forced retirement. "At present, the retirement age in China is 60 for men. For women, it is 50 for blue-collar workers and 55 for civil servants." <a href="https://u.osu.edu/mclc/2020/11/17/china-moves-closer-to-raising-retirement-age" target="_blank">https://u.osu.edu/mclc/2020/11/17/china-moves-closer-to-raising-retirement-age</a>/Is this clear? Not entirely, to me. My understanding is that Xi Jinping strengthened these retirement requirements and lowered the age for some groups, while permanently exempting himself from the age limits. Some say these low retirement ages were established when China's life expectancy was much lower. More recently, they seem to have been used to open room for promotion for younger, better educated Chinese professionals. Now there is talk of raising the retirement age, of course. However, one has to wonder about the long-term impact of Covid-19, which is not going away any time soon, and of "long Covid."Add to that the historical pattern of epidemics arising in China about every 10 to 20 years. If the next viral outbreak is as badly managed as Covid-19, China could be in big trouble again in the 2030s, with another big hit to the nation's population.

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