China’s Record‑Low Pension Adjustment Reveals Shrinking Safety Net

Date:

July 19, 2025

China’s Record‑Low Pension Adjustment Reveals Shrinking Safety Net

A group of elderly Chinese people in Beijing, on April 7, 2007. AFP via Getty Images

News Analysis

China recently told its retirees they will get only a 2 percent boost in 2025—the smallest adjustment since Beijing began annual pension hikes two decades ago.

BP to Sell US Onshore Wind Business as It Refocuses on Oil and Gas

Europe’s Online Censorship Laws Could Restrict Americans Too, Analysts Say

Sean Tseng

China’s Record‑Low Pension Adjustment Reveals Shrinking Safety Net

More like this
Related

Robot Traffic Police Put Chinas AI Surveillance Push on City Streets

Chinese State Medias Student-Built Rocket Claims Draw Skepticism Over Technology and Oversight

CCP Broadens Stability Controls as Economic Woes Fuel Social Unrest

OECD Report Fuels Growing Concerns Over Chinas Subsidy-Driven Model

China’s Record‑Low Pension Adjustment Reveals Shrinking Safety Net

More like thisRelated

Robot Traffic Police Put Chinas AI Surveillance Push on City Streets

Chinese State Medias Student-Built Rocket Claims Draw Skepticism Over Technology and Oversight

CCP Broadens Stability Controls as Economic Woes Fuel Social Unrest

OECD Report Fuels Growing Concerns Over Chinas Subsidy-Driven Model

More like this
Related