I’m turning 55 this year which is eligible for women’s retirement in China. I had ever worked for 12 years before I quit the job and moved to Australia. In 2013 I came back to China. Then in 2015 I joined the national social security system and started buying insurances for both medicare and aged pension. In China the government has a policy allowing people to get retirement payment as long as he/she has made at least 15 years of contribution in forms either working or buying insurance.
If my application for retirement gets approved I will get the pension which is not much but I will get by with that little money.
I’m happy to hear you can retire. I’m about your age and have nothing planned for retirement except work. I was sick most of my life so could not work. Now, I can work but have no resources. I wish I were in your situation. Although I like working since it keeps me busy; the reality is that I have to work to survive and have no choice You are blessed!!