Hundreds of retirees have taken to the streets of China to protest cuts to medical insurance. In Wuhan, recent reforms saw medical benefits plummet from $50 a month to just $18, as authorities looks to recoup costs lost during the pandemic. The ANU’s Graeme Smith tells The World the demonstrations mark the latest in a series of public protests, which is unusual in the tightly controlled country.
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