Adam Minter, Columnist

Xi Shouldn't Be the Only One to Keep Working

China's absurdly low mandatory retirement limits should be lifted.

February 27, 2018 at 10:00 PM UTC

Adam Minter is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering the business of sports. He is the author, most recently, of “Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale."

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Xi Jinping can hold off on retirement planning for a few more years, now that China's Communist Party has announced a proposal to eliminate a 10-year, two-term limit for China's presidency. That sets up the powerful 64-year-old Xi to remain in office well into his golden years. He shouldn't be the only one.

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