Demonstrations involving hundreds of seniors in Wuhan and Dalian coincide with China’s fiscal strains
SINGAPORE—Hundreds of older people protested in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Wednesday, part of what appeared to be a broader groundswell of frustration around recent government changes to the national medical insurance program.
Several hundred seniors gathered outside Wuhan’s Zhongshan Park, less than a mile from the city’s government offices, watched closely by rows of police officers, according to one person whose parents participated in the protests, which he said were tied to the healthcare policies, and another who watched the gathering from a nearby building.
