Indeed, from now on, the central government will take over social-security expenditure, establishing nationally unified pension and health-insurance systems, while the retirement age will be raised gradually. Currently, women can retire at the age of 50, and men at 55 – ridiculously low by global standards and clearly unsustainable, given China’s rapidly aging population.
事实上，从现在开始，中央政府将接管社会保障支出，成立全国统一的养老金和医疗保险系统，同时退休年龄将逐渐提高。目前，女性退休年龄是50岁，男性是55岁——以全球标准来看显然过低，且考虑到中国人口迅速老龄化的趋势，这显然是不可持续的。