China’s healthcare spending has risen rapidly in recent years, covering a far greater proportion of the country’s vast population than ever before. Even so, it is still falling short of the country’s needs and expectations.
Beijing’s decision to slash payments made to senior citizens by around 70 percent in February brought large crowds of protestors onto the streets in cities from Dalian to Wuhan. Other challenges, from the legacy of Covid to China’s aging demographics, are s
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