Hundreds of Chinese retirees protested in the Chinese cities of Wuhan and Dalian against cuts to medical benefits.
Videos posted online in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Wednesday showed hundreds of mainly elderly people out in the city’s central Zhongshan Park.
In Dalian, people took to the streets to demand the return of their insurance as many were heard chanting in one of the videos ” give me back my medical insurance money”.
Older Chinese are angry at reforms to the country’s public health insurance system, which have reduced retirees’ monthly personal medical allowances from 260 yuan ($38) per month to 83 yuan ($12), according to Wuhan residents.
The demonstrations come weeks ahead of China’s annual parliamentary gathering in early March.
Chinese Retirees Protest Over Plan To Cut Health Benefits
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