Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Within two decades, China’s retirement-age population is projected to surpass the ...

The State Council of China has unveiled a five-year plan to reform the deeply entrenched hukou system, marking a significant shift in how the nation addresses economic and social disparities between ...

China’s ruling Communist Party is using artificial intelligence to turbocharge the surveillance and control of its 1.4 billion citizens, with the technology reaching further into daily life, ...

Health Insurance Equity, Social Determinants, Socioeconomic Status, Insurance Quality, Urban-Rural Disparity, Hukou, China ...

For example, in 2019, mixed martial arts fighter Xu Xiaodong made headlines when his social credit score was lowered “for insulting tai chi grandmaster Chen Xiaowang,” according to Quartz, which also ...

A move to force employers to pay into benefits for their employees has left people worrying that small businesses will close and jobs will be lost. By Vivian Wang Reporting from Beijing As of Sept. 1, ...

While intended to strengthen China’s social safety net, a new rule could squeeze more young people out of the job market. A seemingly technical judicial ruling from China’s Supreme People’s Court has ...

Foreign vloggers praise China’s healthcare for speed, low cost and accessibility, citing efficient public hospitals and nationwide reforms.