Teaching Comparative Government and Politics

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Social security in China

Thirty years ago, social security was the defining characteristic of the PRC. Do your students know what's behind Hu's recent statement?

Chinese president urges to promote social security system


Chinese President Hu Jintao has called for acceleration of the coverage of a social security system in both urban and rural areas.

The social security system should be built under the principle of wide coverage, multi-layers, sustainable growth and meeting people's basic needs, He said Friday at a group study of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau.

Hu, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said the social security system should focus on improving citizen's basic old-age pension and basic medical insurance service, with charity and commercial insurance as supplements...


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