![A man undergoes a Covid-19 test in Shanghai on January 7. China's government is strapped for cash after years of enforcing its costly zero-Covid policy.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2023/03/hypatia-h_40123ca95465e1a6429e3bbb261a443b-h_40b1de66b2d068382156328912461915-300-375x225.jpg)
Chinese cities are so broke, they’re cutting medical benefits for seniors
By Laura He, CNN China’s government, strapped for cash after years of enforcing a costly zero-Covid policy, is cutting medical benefits and planning to raise the retirement age, in deeply unpopular moves that are fueling widespread public anger. Thousands of elderly people have been taking to the streets since January to protest big cuts to
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