adUnits.push({
code: ‘Rpp_mundo_actualidad_Nota_Interna1’,
mediaTypes: {
banner: {
sizes: (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPhone|android|iPod/i)) ? [[300, 250], [320, 460], [320, 480], [320, 50], [300, 100], [320, 100]] : [[300, 250], [320, 460], [320, 480], [320, 50], [300, 100], [320, 100], [635, 90]]
}
},
bids: [{
bidder: ‘appnexus’,
params: {
placementId: ‘14149971’
}
},{
bidder: ‘rubicon’,
params: {
accountId: ‘19264’,
siteId: ‘314342’,
zoneId: ‘1604128’
}
},{
bidder: ‘amx’,
params: {
tagId: ‘MTUybWVkaWEuY29t’
}
},{
bidder: ‘oftmedia’,
params: {
placementId: navigator.userAgent.match(/iPhone|android|iPod/i) ? ‘22617692’: ‘22617693’
}
}]
});
Hundreds of pensioners protested this Wednesday in two Chinese cities against the health insurance reform, according to testimonies compiled by the AFP news agency and videos on social media.
The crowd gathered at Wuhan (center) at the entrance to Zhongshan Park, a popular walking area in this city of 11 million, according to witnesses interviewed by AFP.
Video broadcast on social media shows the security forces in a human chain at the entrance to the park to prevent the protesters from entering. AFP was unable to immediately authenticate these images.
An eyewitness confirmed to AFP that hundreds of elderly people also took to the streets. Dalian (to the northeast). The demonstration began in the morning and dispersed in the afternoon.
“Give us back the money for our health insurance!” he chanted in a video filmed in Dalianwhich AFP was able to geolocate in People’s Square, where several official buildings are located.
As part of the reform in China health insurance, since February 1, the monthly allowance for pensioners has been reduced.
Social tensions in China
Health insurance reform in China This is a large-scale project that is gradually applied from 2021.
“If Beijing does not apply it correctly, there is a risk of exacerbating social tensions and anger” against the government, analysts at SinoInsider, a center specializing in Chinese politics and economics, warn in a note.
Manifestations are rare in Chinawhere the authorities strictly monitor the observance of public order, and protest movements quickly fade.
However, several reasons for irritation, in particular due to sanitary restrictions due to COVID-19, have caused some protests in recent months, despite the risk of arrests.
The health insurance reform comes at a time when local government finances are being tested after three years of a costly zero-spread coronavirus policy.
Source: RPP
I’m a passionate and motivated journalist with a focus on world news. My experience spans across various media outlets, including Buna Times where I serve as an author. Over the years, I have become well-versed in researching and reporting on global topics, ranging from international politics to current events.