China SOEs told to stop social welfare services
Move is part of plan to cut financial burden on heavily indebted state-owned firms
Pingdingshan, China
CHINA has ordered state firms to smash the decades-old system of providing cradle-to-grave welfare support, known as the country's "iron rice bowl".
But the order, part of a plan to reduce financial pressure on bloated and heavily indebted state-owned enterprises (SOEs), is likely to be easier said than done as cities navigate the social and financial wrenches the changes will cause.
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