Thousands of Chinese Retirees Protest Government Cuts to Benefits
By Keith Bradsher, Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu Source: The New York Times Thousands of retirees confronted local officials and the police outside a popular park in the central Chinese city of Wuhan to demand the repeal of recent cuts in government-provided medical insurance for seniors. The protest on Wednesday, the second in Wuhan in a week, was the latest sign of strain on the finances of China’s local governments, which are responsible for covering much of the cost [...]