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New retirement policy

CITIC Prudential Life Insurance Co has launched a policy tailored for retirement life, as part of its efforts to tap the pension market. Statistics from the Ministry of Health show that average life expectancy will reach 72.5 by 2010 and 85 by 2050, making the planning for retirement even more important. The number of aged people in China is likely to exceed 200 million by 2014.

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