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- China is planning to raise its retirement age, but the move has sparked an online backlash.
- Chinese people retire relatively young, but the country has a rapidly aging population.
- Upping the retirement age in China has been floated for years, but is not popular.
China's Communist Party has resurfaced plans to add years to the country's retirement age, in a move that has caused considerable backlash online.
The party plans to raise the retirement age for urban workers from the current figure of 60 years for men, and between 50-55 years for women.
Chinese retirees get a pension from a state fund.