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Aboard the 'silver train', China's retirees do their bit to offset Trump's tariffs

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78% Informative

China has acknowledged potential for economic pain as a result of the unfolding trade war with the US .

Policymakers want to try to increase domestic consumption to make up for lost export revenue.

A key target in this endeavour are retirees with potentially decades of savings.

The initiative hopes to turn an economic problem into an economic solution by giving older people a fun avenue to spend more.

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83

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83

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64

Article tone

informal

Language

English

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42

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not offensive

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short-lived

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