People's Daily commentary criticizes 'pension collapse' narrative, comment section restricted to spark mockery
On October 29, the People's Daily commentary account 'People's Sharp Review' posted on Weibo, criticizing claims such as 'young people can no longer afford to support the elderly' and 'the pension system is about to collapse' as inciting confrontation. It stated that there is no precedent for public pension bankruptcy, but the comment section was set to 'creator-selected,' leading netizens to mock the post under other reposts.